ALLIES tUSH ON:
TOWARDS PEKIN
A.
Message from British Minister
at,rekia
CHINA WILL jTRANSMIT . ,
f NO CIPHfiR TELEGRAMS
Queea -Victoria Sayphlna Mast be
Punlthid Aiether Deipatch irem
V Hr. Conner-He Says If tha Mia
liter7 iave Peklli They
:-iJt Die.
'.'-'. PURSUED. BY .- ALLIES.
London, August 8. Broderlck read In
tbe House of Com'mons a dispatch from
vice-Admiral ieymou,r, flled at Che Foo
August 6tn, ,says,:, . The allleg, about
twelve thousand strong, attacked eariy
this morning. The Chinese were driven
out and retired northward, pursued by
the allies, who - occupied - Peltsang. The
transports followed up the troops by
'road and river. The' advance OB' Pekin
has begun. V . --
SITUATION AUGUST 3D.
r Londoifr August 8. Broderlck read in
f,the House of Commons ft message rfrom
Minister McDonald fin reply to mes
sage and bore the date, Pekin, Aiitfiht 3,
This dispatch, he States was received at
the foreign office in a cipher telegram
forwarded by the Chinese Minister, and
says tbe shell and cannon fire ceased
July lth, but the rifle Are was con
tinued from the , Chinese positions held
by the government troops, and Boxers in
termittently ever -since. The casualties
since then were slight and except one
private marine, all are doing well. The
A rest of the BritiBh legation are wen,
, Including the whole garrison. The total
' killed was 60, and wounded 110. The
foreigners have strengthened their fortl
. fications and1 have over two hundred wo
men and children refugees in the lega
tion. -The Chinese government nas re
fused to transmit cipher telegrams.
CONGER'S MESSAGK.
WashingtonThe Department pine
nut, Minister Conner's last night's des
patch which whs in department cipher
'JUKI nnttatea, UKe Ills previuun my
: -- 1- . 1 ,,-,, ,i t avlilpnnit ft
may he assigned a. date not earlier
thau'jlily 30 and perhaps not later
than August 2nd, It was dated by
the telegraph company August 7th.
If It is" believed" here that the message
fis genuine and as nettling beyond
dobt that the ministers have not left
i Pekin and will prefer to remain there
as long1 as they have provisions or un
til rescued, by the allied forces. Mr.
Conger's , belief that they would meet
certain death if they left Pekin is con
' curred in here.
CHOATE ARBITRATOR. -liondori.
Ambassador ('hoate has
been appointed arbitrator between the
' Hritish and 'Chines-e government, in
the case of the sinking of the Brit
ish despatch boat "Kowshing" dur
ing the I'hinn-Jnpanese war.
TWO MORE REGIMENTS.
Washington. A cablegram from
Oetierpl Chnfee to the War Depart
ment form Chnfoo has been received,
asking' for additional artillery JScere
tnry of War Root says that the same
nas Deen anncipaiea py seniung inrai
Manila light nrtllery, field artillery
and heavy siege guns. Two additionul
regiments have been pent, to Tnku.
PUNISH CHINA.
' London, August 8. The Queen In her
speech With which ' Parliament was pro
rogued says that'the- utmost efforts' will
be made by herself and allies to 1 visit
with worthy punishment the authors of
i.-ythls unexampled crime In China.
; CHINA "AUGUST 2D.
Washington, August 8. The .'. Chinese
Minister went to the State Department
this morning to hand a message to his
. government, which -he -Intimated had
some bearing upon the imperial edict of
August' 2d, la regard to the., foreigners
leaving Petln.- Minister Wu said today
that he presumed Minister Conger's mes
sage nenvw' wh HiBut. itm w
his last message,, which he forwarded to
the American Jlllnlster from Secretary
El Hay. Concerning .the contents of Mr.
, OongjefW message - he .was inclined to
I refrain? from .talking, but said that the
attitucfe o,hl government had not chang
ed and tbt .it wa& hl firm , belief ' tbs
war will not b declared by China against:
the allied powers. , v
SEELEY CASE,
NevrYork.- Judge Lacombe, of the
tTnlted States- Cotirt, renders an opin
ion today; in- which he indicates that
nn order for the extradition of Nee
ley will be signed Agust 13.
m , - - w
, i THIRTY-NINE ARRESTS. '
Rome. Thirty-nine anarchists were
arrested here today. '- "
1 jjiLUMNI TO MEET,
A" meeting $t 'the Wake, county
branch of the University of North
Carolina Alumni Association, called
to meet in CoLThos. S. Kenan's of
fice In the Supreme Court' building
next Saturday evening at 8:30 o'cloefc.
All matriculates at the University in
this county are members of . the asso
ciation. . '" -
: - LAWN PARTvT : ''
' A lown party will be given Friday
rvening at the home of Mrs.' J. M.
Proctor oii Newbern-avenue,, for the
benefit of the Methodist, orphanage.
Wagons will leave the east gate of
the oapitol to carry out the crowd.
Music will be furnished. : ;. ,-.' .'
; 4-L PERSONALS
Familiar Facts Among the Passing
. ' -:; Throng.
"Mrs. A. 0. Jones and children have
returned from a visit to the country to
friends and relatives.
Mrs. Chas. Hawkins Gattls and Mrs.
Josephine Mitchell left today' for Pta.il
aelphla and Atlantic City.
Mr, ,T. T. Richardson, keeper of the
city cemetery, is confined to his home
by sicknera. 1
Mrs. Dr. W. M. Lowe, who has been
visiting Mrs. J. T. Richardson and
Mrs. A. J. King, left for, her home
near Nelson, N. C, j-esterday after
noon. .'; : "
Trof. Henjnmih Trby jind' family are
spending the summer at Henderson
ville. ,
Mr.' Henry ,T. Perry, formerly witTi
Watson's', art. store, - has accepted a
position with Messrs.- Weathers and
I'fley. y
Mr. Fdle Arenddell left this morn
ing to impend a few dn'vs at Morehead
City.
Mrs C. B. Denson and Miss Daisy
Denson returned this morning from
a visit to Pittsboro.
Gen. Julian S. Carr passel through
the city this morninfj en route for
Pnyhoro, where to-morrow he will ad
dress a meeting of .Confederate veter-
Miss Iota Barbae, of Durham, Is in Ral
eigh to spend a few days on a visit
to her friend, Miss Pearl Jones.
Mrs. John Upchurch and children, Miss
Susie and Master Garland, of Maniac,
Ga., are visiting Mrs. Upchurcb's. moth
er, on Squtb . McDowell street.
; : " f, "
DISAGREEMENT ON ISSUE
Shall the National Campaign be on Race
Question ?
M?hether or not the race question shall
be made the Issue in the November elec
tion in North Carolina seems to have
suddenly sprung to the front as a mat
ter on which there is serious disagree
ment. The News and Observer, Char
lotte News, Wilson News, Kinston Free
Press and other papers are declaring
that a vote for McKinley Is a vote for
negro rule.
The Newbern Journal and several oth
er papers have been quick to denounce
conducting the campa Ign on this Issue.
Among the latter Is the Greensboro Tel
egram, which says:
'Our Raleigh correspondent says that
there will be an attempt to dl-aw the
color line in the national election. In
North Carolina. This appears to us to
be mighty small business. We do not
think that Mr. Bryan would like to have
this held up to North Carolinians as the
chief reason why they should vote for
him. White supremacy was a real and
serious issue, and the only one in th
State election. Don't make It a farce
In the approaching contest." ,
HANNA ON NORTH CAROLINA.
Senator Hanna at Long Branch Sun
day gave an Interview to a correspond
ent of the Baltimore Sun, and this Is a
part of It:
Senator Hanna was asked If he thought
that the recent election in North Car
olina would have any ' effect upon the
election next fall. The question was not
answered directly, but the questioner In
ferred from what Mr. Hanna said that
he believed the State would, before many
years, become a strong Republican Com
monwealth.
"I' have been told,'! said he, "by per
sons in a position to know that the great
er part of the white people, being descen
dants of Whigs, are really Republicans at
heart, and on national issues would nt
be1 at. variance with the doctrine of tne
Republican party." : , '"
: A GHASTLY DISCOVERY. -
Body of Murdered Man Found In
Basement of His Store.
Huntington, W. Va.. Aug. 6. In an
unuesed basement beneath his store
the bodv of Peter Stanton; merchant.
was; found this afternoon. The skull
was crushed in and about half the
flesh on the body was burned to n.
crisp, the remainder dropping, from
the bones. Alter tne . muraer was
committed his slayer had evidently
tried to cover up the crime by cremat
ing the remains, but the work was
poorly done. The body was covered
with cinder ana ruoDisn or an Kinas.
Ten months ago Peter Stanton and
George Politz, both Greeks, came here
from Cincinnati and rented elegant
quarters on a leading avenue and be-
ganj the manufacture of candiesi sell
ingat tooth wholesale and retail. Qor-
relsj between- the men were of fre
quent occurrence and the police were
often called in. During the latter part
of May Stanton' was missed from the
establishment and Politz announced
that he- had purchased Stanton's in
terest'; in the business and that the
latter had returned to Cincinnati. Recently-
Polity's place, of business was
closed for non-payment of rent and
on Saturday last goods enough were
sold at auction by the constable to
square n,l rent.
While officers were going through
a private room in the rear of the store
blood stains were found upon the
floor and bed. This led to an investi
gation which resulted in the flndino
oMthe body in the basement. Politz
left this morning for Charleston, but
wds arrested there this evening; char
ged with being the murderer of Stan
ton. He will be .brought here tonight
Airs, snran nmitn, living in a tl.it
adjoining the storeroom, testifies that
tbe night when Stanton disappeared
Bhe heard him and Politz fighting
and heard some one gasping for
breatn, but that fights between the
men were' of such common occurrence
she paid liitle attention. to it. They
were said to be cousin.'
3 AND CONCERT.
Wright's Cornet Band will give a con
cert at Pullen Park tonight. .
BAPTISf FEMALE
UNIVERSITY
Faculty for the Coming Ses
v sion Now Complete . v
TWO MORE PROFESSORS ; ,
ELECTED T0DVA
MIsi Watklaa Suooeedi Mill Reynold!
and Mill Traynham Mill Farrier .'
Outlook Extremely
Projnislng.
The Board of Trustes of the Bap
tist Female University met this morn
ing in the office of the President of
the Board, W. X. Jones, for the pur
pose of completing the faculty for the
coming session, which will open Sep
tember 5th. s
Two vacancies remained to be filled
today, namely, a. profesor of elocu
tion and a professor of the business
course, were to be' elected in place
of Miss Sophie Ke$nolds, resigned,
and Miss wHattie Farrier, resigned,
respectively.
Hie Board elected Miss Eleanor Wat
kins of a business college, X. J., us
professor of elocution.
Miss Jaynette 'JYaynlinin, of the
Southwest Virginia Institute: of iloun
oke, Vn.,' succeeds .Miss Farrier in the
business course.
The faculty for;the ensuing year
'lows:
It. T.'Vnnn. P. V. I). D.. I'lihidcnl,
professor of moral philosophy. .
-J. L. Kelser, M. A., professor of:
natural science.
Sirs, Kate Hayes Kelser, If. A., Ped.
B., professor of history.
Elizabeth Delia Dixon. M. D., resi
dent physician and professor of phys
iology. Miss Sadie T. Perry, professor of
Latin language and literature.
L. D. Watson, Jr., Ii. A., professor of
mathematics.
Mrn. H. E. Stone, M. A., professor
of English language ayd literature.
-v Miss S. E. Young, professor of mott
ern languages.
Miss EvaHna. . Patten, M. A., pro
fessor of (Ireek language and litera
ture. Carl Hoffman, Mus. D... Director of
Music, professor of piano and organ
musie.
Afrs. Carl. Hoffman,;-pi"of!!por 'of
vocal music. ''
M. V. Dunwogy, assistant, professor
of piano music.
Miss Julia. Brewer, assistant profes
sor of piano music. "
Miss "Ida E. Martin, professor -of
violin music.
Miss Ida Potent, professor of art.
Miss Eleanor WatUins, M. L., pro
fessor of elocution. 1
Miss Jaynette Traynham, professor
of business course.
Mrs. Laura B. Watson, Matron of
main building.
Mrs". Jessie Eamshaw," matron of
east building.
Mrs. Oeorge V. Seay.' Housekeeper.
Miss Lillian A. Eckloff, M. A., prin
cipal of the Acaoemy. .:.'.
OFFICETiS OF THE FACULTY.
Rev. B. T. Vann, D. D., President.
Miss Sadie T. Perry, Secretary.
L. I). Watson, Jr.j Bursar....
"Dr.. E. Delia Dixon, resident phy
sician. J. L. Kelser, curator of library.
The outlook for the coming season
is exceedingly bright. Indeed more
students have nlredy enrolled for the
session thnri'at this time last year.
President ann and his family are
now permanently located here and
he is btlsy preparing for the opening,
less than four weeks off now.
FAIR AND WARM,
The forecast of the weather bureau for
Raleigh and vicinity says: Fair until
Sunday, continued warm.
" The arrangement of "pressure remains
the same as, yesterday, with the highest
barometer- over the southeast section,
the lowest' over the Plateau region. Very
warm weather prevail east of the Mis
sissippi river, with the highest temper
ature (100 degrees) reported at Baltimore.
Southeast winds, prevail west of the Mls
slpph with increasing cloudiness; Rains
are reported on the middle Gulf coast,
where Palestine, Texas, had 1.70 Inches.
There Is no prospect for a change of con-'
dltlons within the Immediate future.
- Bemember the band concert at the
park tonight.
Master Charley Jones, 11 years old,
ls ill with fever, contracted in Wnke
conty jail, where he has been confined
for ten days for taking three little
chickens worth ten cents ench.
X!ol. J. C. L, Harris visited the Jail
and found that the little' fellow was ill
and Immediately went to work to have
blm released.
Mr. G, Britt' arrived in' the city ear
ly this morning.1. He refused to discuss
his alleged marriage to the widow
Pnrker in Richmond.' He is preparing
to leave the city. ''
LOST A new $10 bill between 2
and 3 p. m. today on street. Ileward
for return to 209 North Dawson
street. ' .
A Grammatical Form. "Will you love
me then as now?" "You evidently
think my love for you Is In tense!"
Cleveland Plain Dealer. '
"Some men," remarked Vncle Bben,
"has Jes' enough activity In 'em to keep
"em f'um beln' good foh hltchin'-posts."
Washington Stan : ,
BILLY McCAIN .:
i LANDS IN JAIL
Officer McRary Has Exciting
' V Chase After a Kid
PURSUCS NEGRO BOYS
HALF A MILE AND WINS
Oenuty Separk Capture! a. Nfir Dei
jijradt After a Hard Flbt-The Ne-
'' f qr Had Twice Escaped from
: Comtable Potto .
j
Mayor Powell at noon gave Billy Mc
Cain, the white man who stole Mr'. W.
C. Eatman's horse and buggy and Mr.
E. I.. Green's harness, a hearing and
sen,! him to jail to await the next term
of 4he coUrt In default of a $500 bond.
'. the witnesses for the State were W.
C. Satman, R. L. Green, J. R. Martin,
of 'luurham, Chas. Barbeee and A. E.
Lynch, of Orange county.
. J. Martin testified that McCain came
by iis place with the horse and buggy
and stopped. McCain told him that his
natje was Wynne. He wanted to trade
wltl Martin but finally said no he was
In a hurry and would go on. McCain
had' an extra set of harness In the buggy
wrapped up.
A. E, Lynch was probably the most
Important witness. He said that he was
aedtoatnted with McCain and recognized
him when he drove up. McCain had an
extra set of harness and a saddle in
the buggy. Mr. Jesse Adams lost a sad
Ale from, his stable the same night Mr.
Batman's horse and buggy was taken.
McCain told Lynch not to give him
away and drove oft. This witness fur
bished Mr. Eatman with means for ident
ifying the thief. Mr. Eatman had a
picture and accurate description of his
buggy and all the witnesses swore that
it corresponded with the one McCain
had.
What McCain did with the horse and
buggy is still a mystery, since Mr. Eeat
man has not yet been able to locate It.
McCain did not go on the stand. He
said that he was not ready for trial,
that he wanted some witnesses from
Norfolk. However, he was notified three
days ago that the hearing would take
place today, so it was held anyway. The
Mayor could not have witnesses brought
from another State.
the citv of Raleigh's police force
.rwante ,tites poim" to llr. Jasper X.
reKay "for T&fifWhnmpton mm
ner; the fleetest official in the city.
!r. McHnry is not only an expert
smeller, the best, meat inspector on
leeord', but he has not developed' his
nasal organs, to the exclusion of,
other accomplishments. Those who
witnessed an exhibiton he gave this
morning can abundantly testify that
he is as fleet as a grey hound, as keen
eyed lis n Squirrel.
This morning while keeper of tha
market Alcltary was nosiing the .vari
ous articles brought here for consump
tion'he heard a noise on .Wilmington
street, and started to the scene. On
reaching the street he saw two negro
boys. Dallas Stewart and Willie Syme,
fighting for dear life in front of
Messrs. Xewcomb and Peeble's store
Xo sooner was Mr. MclSitry spied than
Dallas took to his heels and Mr. Mc
Kary also decided to exercise himself
The negro had the start and fairly
burnt the wind down Martin street,
and some 30 yards behind sailed Mr.
MeRary. The negro ran for his life,
dodging in and out while Mr. Mc pur
sued in. fairly grey hound style, mak
ing some five feet at a leap.
People rushed from the stores, and
cheered the runners as they flew past,
out Martin to Blount, up lllount to
the : fire company's house, then
straight out Morgan to the water
tower when the race terminated and
Mr.-McRar.v marche:! triumphantly
to the station house leading" his tro
phe by the hand. Mayor Powell deem
ed Dallas rather young so his parents
were sent for and they administered
a thrashing after which' he was re
leased.. Willie Syme, the other kid. made
good his escape during the exeitemen
Tn the account of the Henderson
affair yesterday The Tinies-Yisitor
stater that .lane slapped her husband
in the mnyor's office last week tor
wilfully misrepresenting facts. In jus
tice to Mayor Powell and Chief Mul
lins it. should be stated that neither
of them were present when this sting
ing rebuke was administered by Jane
on Gilliam's dark cheek. Had either
the mayor or the chief been present
order would have been maintained,
and Jane punished for thus chasten
ing her hubbv.
WALTER JORDAN CAt'GHT.
Deputy Shoriff Separk today arrested
Walter Jordan alias Walter Bass, who
has for months eluded the clutches of the
law. He is badly wanted on several
charges. A warrant has been out against
him for weeks for stealing a Bet of har
ness from Mr. George Hardin. Constable
Potter some time since arrested him on
this -warrant and . ordered him to get in
hia buggy, the Constable: bavins gone af
ter him In a buggy, but Instead of taking
a seat Walter jumped clean over the
buggy and ran away. The Constable
afterwards tried to arrest him again,
but he a second time managed to elude
the officer.
In the meantime Walter has been in
vading watermelon patches and corn
fields and selling what he stole at subur
ban stores.
Jordan was to have been tried at the
last term of Wake Criminal Court on
the charge of larceny, but when called
he failed to make his appearance.
Today Deputy Separk espied Walter
near the old Watson place in East Ral
eigh and slipped up on him. The negro
stubbornly and fiercely resisted and a
lively skirmish followed before the dep.
uty could get his pistol leveled on him.
However, when the negro felt the cold
steel press his head and heard the re
vol ver click as he and the deputy were
rolling over and over on the ground he
gave up and was securely hand-cuffed.
He is now in Jail.
Magistrates M. J. Edwards and W. R.
Macy are this afternoon hearing a case of
Falhner against Leonard for moving
mortgaged property.
OH! THAI BANANA
P. W.M. Eodories Mr. Amis Wanta a
Bronze Statue of Alderman Gorman
(Communicated.)
Mr. M. X'. Amis' communication on
"The liannna Ordinance" was well
timed and to the point, and Alder
man McDonald's! was a clincher. Kvcn
small towns of 500 inhabitants have
and enforce the. ordinance forbidding
the throwing of banana peelings on
sidewalks. People in.d'j wh-re the in
dividual is protected, racher than
where freedom' runs into lawlessness.
Too much libel ty creaVs licentious
ness. Durham, our Ms:-?r city, recent
ly passed an ordinuiK'e making it a
misdemeanor to spit an Main . street
within a certain area: .Norfolk did
the same, and several other citits
have this law.lnstead of repealing the
banana ordimiT'e, it should lie en
forced to the letter, for it is an un
mittigated nuiViiic. and calculated
to bring- law uiis nfier law sails up
on the city from injuries received
from persons having broken limbs on
account of stepping on the treacher
ous banana peeling.
One good thing was done at a re
cent meeting of the city fathers, vis?:
The ordinance aneut the swinging of
gates, in the future on the inside. The
write of this communication some
time ago advocated that meannre and
stated that the alderman who carried
that, ordinance through should, when
dead, have a bronz statue beside the
gallant Kngley and the noble Vance,
in the capital squnre.and it has come
to pass thnt Alderman Maxwell Cor
mnn has won the prize. All honor to
"Llewxam" and the board of alder
men for the gate ordinance. The blind
as well as persons, of sight will bail
with pleasure the enforcement of the
ordinance.
Raleigh is on a boom and all its cit
izens should pull together to make it
a model citv.
" P. W. M.
ST. I IKE'S HOME
Sunsblne in the Home of (be Incurables
on South Street.
It was quite an enjoyable occasion at
St. Luke's Home several evenings ago,
when Mrs. Atkinson and her band of
little girls known as the Auxiliary' to
St. Luke's Circle of King's Daughters,
appeared on the scene, each bearing a
paper bag, and to the surprise of all
present, the bags were found to contain
a nice chicken in each. It was surely a
charming little scene to see those dear
little workers filing In two by two, laden
ed with a gift for the dear old bodies.
After all had enjoyed a hearty laugh at
this novel way of delivering chickens,
they were invited to repair to Mie porch
In the rear of the building where another
surprise awaited them in the way of a
Mumber of fine water melons. After
partaking freely of the melons, the party
all assembled in the parlor, where Mrs.
Atkinson presided at the organ and chil
dren and old folks alike, all joined in
singing several splendid Sunday school
hymns, after whioh followed "Ho! For
Carolina."- Then the good-byes were
said, leaving the hearts of the dear old
ladles much lighter by the presence in
the Home for a few hours, of those
sweet little girls who are doing such no
ble work.
LAMSDORF APPOINTED.
St. Petersburg, August 8. Count Lams
dorf has been permanently appointed
Minister of Foreign Affairs, to succeed
Count Nurayvlcff, who was assistant
minister.
Today's Market Reports.
rloroBTED By Raliigii OfpiCb, Mcr-
PHT & Co. ,
Opening. Closing
American Sugrr . 121 121 J
Am Tobacco 92 1 03
'oat. " ........ 25- 85
: : pr
Am. 8. & Wire...... 83 331
Federal Steel.... 8-3$ ,. S3i
tenn.'Coal& Iron,... Ml 6i
PopleGaS. 9ri S
' etrop jlitan 8t. Kwy 1.52J 1-52
Brooklyn Ep Tr.. 6(ii 5 i
Manhattan 90 90
Bdto.&Ohlo... 71 7i
Ohes. & Ohio ..... . 271 27J
COTTON.
Opening. Closing
8.00 8.14
anuary...
M'ebruary.
arch . i...
8.10
1.15
May....;...,.
June
July....-
August..........
8.75
885
8.41
8-87
817
8, 3
Closing
75,
88
6.88
11.87
7.15
September
October ...........
November..
December ..........
CHICAGO
September.
Wheat
Cora
" 1 Lard
, . Pork
... Ribs
. 8.37
820
8.10
, 8.0t
BOARD.
Opening,
74
38J
0.83
11.83
7.20
BRYAN AND 1 !
STEVENSON
Formal Notification Ceremony
Took Place Today
FIFTEEN THOUSAND '
VISITORS WERE PRESENT
The City a Ktsa of Bantli aad Fls
Bands Playing Everywhere--
Exercises In the Mili
tary Park.
-
Indianapolis. This pity is n mum
of hunting' nnd flnpn. The stars and
Ktripes are flyinp from every house .
top and bauils are playing popular
air? on all the principal corners of the
citv. Fifteen thousand strangers are
heiv to- witness the notification exer
cises when Brvnn and Stevenson will
be formally told of their respective
nominations.
Mayor Taffuart of this: city, will
make the address of welcome at. 2:30
this afternoon. Senator .lones will ac
cept the chairmanship of the notifica
tion committee at 2 o'clock.
Chairman Uichardson, of Tennes
see, will notify William J Rrvan of
his nomination for President at 3 p.
m., and Col. Itrynn'will respond in n
speech ol, acceptance. : ,(
loiter on htevenson will be, notified
nnd will make an iic ',t;iiic snecph.
lhe exercises are held iu the mili
tary navk.
STREET CHAT.
Some Comments aud Ckervatlons by
the Wayside.
St. Luke's Circle of King's Daughters
will meet tomorrow afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Scarlett. A large attend
ance is earnestly desired.
The, Rescue Circle, will meet Thurs
day afternoon at o'clock at Mrs. .las.
McKimmon's. A full attendance is de
sired.
The executive committee of the A.
and M. College Alumni Association is
called to meet tomorrow afternoon at 5
o'clock in the State Chemist's office for
the purpose of electing a secretary ad
transacting other business which may
arise. All members are urged to be
rrescnt.
Mr.. TV AY. Brernienmnn, ; assistant
secretary of the International Corres
pondence School, of Scrnnton, I'n., Is
here in the interest of the School.
This i the largest, school of its kind
in the world, having over 200,000 stu
dents in America, and seeurins' on the
average of 8,000 enrollments a month.
1 here are- over 50 students in Ralcie-h.
faking different courses.
The Grand Lodge No. 1, of the Home
Protection of North Carolina, with head
quarters at Newbern, was incorporated
today. It is a striking fact how prone
the colored people are to form societies
of this character.
NORTH CAROLINA AT BUFFAL0E
The Pan-American Exposition and tbe
Opportunities It Offers,
The Hon. W. F. Porter, of Hay Mead
ow, and the Hon. Lawrence Holt, of Bur
lington, are the two vice-presidents ap
pointed by Governor Russell to look after
the interests of North Carolina at the
Pan American Exposition. Mr. Holt has
been absent In Europe for some time and
therefore unable to take up the work.
Mr. Porter, however, has taken matters
in hand and has been spending some
time in Buffalo getting in touch with tbe
great enterprise which shall next year
astonish the world in its giant propor
tions and surpassing magnificence. It Is
Mr: Porter's Intention to return soon to
the Stale, and, with his close knowledge
of the splendid enterprise, ufge upon the
people the importance of an adequate
representation by North Carolina at Buf
falo next year. He thinks that this is
an opportunity of such value to all the
Srfate Interests that it , would be ex
ceedingly short-sighted not to have a
creditable exhibit. He will undertake to
find out what the people of the State
think about It when they better under
stand the greatness of the exposition. He
will address a letter soon to the people
cf the State setting forth his reasons for
urging a flrst-clas representation by
North Carolina. With her vast untouch
ed stores of mineral and forest wealth
and her unclaimed opportunities for bus
iness investments of all kinds, North Car
olina has much to offer to the home seek
er and investor. The Pan American Ex
txisition will cost many millions of dollars
before the gates are opened, the National
Government alone expending half a mil
lion on its buildings and exhibits. With
in a night's ride of Buffalo more than for
ty millions of people reside. Chicago had
only half as many within the same dis
tance in 1893. As an extra attraction
Buffalo offers the greatest natural won
ler fo thew orld, Niagara Falls, within
half an hour's ride of the Exposition,
where also is established tihe largest
power plant la the world. Vice-President
Porter hopes for the hearty co
operation"' of press and public In his
work. r - - ..;;;
- died. '';;
Tames Leo Crouch, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Crouch, aged two years,
ten months and days, died at No.
18 niot. Hill hunilay. lhe. funeral
wrvipei was held from Pilot, church,
by Rev. J. T. Pullen Monday after
noon at, four o'elook.The burial was in
tlic. city cemetery. The bereft .pa
rents have the sympathy of all.