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CAN HOLD OUT ; :. V..'.1" :.'! :"'V': ; INDEFINITELY These are Minister Conger's . Brave Words RUSSIAN MINISTER TO LEAVE PEK1N Mia' Govirnmant Orders Him to Accept Cbloeto Escort Viceroys Beg Unl ted States Not to Land Troops . at Shanghai. Washington, Aug. .11. Admiral Remey cables from Taku under date of August 7th:'; General Chaffee, telegraphs from Front August 6th, that Tang Tsung is occupied. The - casualties - were about sixty in his command,: two marinrp were wounded. There were many prostrated from heat and fatigue, - : The' General commanding the English at Front telegraphs: We marched from Peitsang sine miles toward. Yang Tsung ' where we formed for- attack ith the Americans on the right and the Russians on the left, and after a rapid .advance of . three miles under a hot rifle and shell fire our (troops carried the first line of the ChlLjse defence. The .. casualties were about fifty' killed or died from sun stroke. . A- fc -.-... . CHINESE PETITION. Washington, Aug. 11. The Chinese minister called at the State Department this morning and presented Acting Sec retary Aree with a communication from the viceroys of the Southern Provinces of China asking the United States gov ernment to use-its good influence to pre vent the landing of troops at Shanghai, The paper declared that reports that troops would be .landed there had al ready affected the natives, many of who are leaving the city; also that business was becoming demoralized and if the troops were landed this action would probably be followed by an uprising of the Chinese. RUSSIAN MINISTER TO LEAVE. , St, Petersburg,- Aug. 11. An official . messenger announces that De Glers, Russian minister to China, has been or dered by the Crar to quit Pekln with , the' 'Chinese, government. ' r iv.:MAv, ...... WU ONLY. THINKS. . ... 1. 1 1 - t. . i A ... .i,.i I source, thinks it more than likely that . an ImnAPta) aeHnt rt nnt flu mAlitntnF with the powers to establish peace. He said that he had no news this morning, CAN HOLD ON. Washington, Aug. 11. the. following despatch communicating an addilionui message from United States Minister Conger which was sent through Consul McWade at Canton and made public to day by the State Department. The mess age Is dated Tainan and says: 'Aug'.o answering my. message says tho lega tions are surrounded and sieged by Im perial soldiers. The situation is desper ate and the losses to the legations are sixty.kllled and about a hundred wound ed.,. There ;ia some sickness, neverthov less the general health and condition are. good." The message concludes: "Whatever may be the outcome, we will hold on indefinitely." NOTICE ! The Ladles Aid Society' of tho Chris tian church will give a lawn ; party on the church grounds Monday evening from seven until 11 o'clock. Cake and trsnni will be served at six o'clock for children and those who cannot be thore at night. Public cordially invited. RUSSELL'S SUCCESSOR. London, Aug. 11. It is reported that the- position of Lord Chief Justice as successor of Russell has been offered to Sir Robert' Bannestlne Flnlay, Liberal Unionist 'Imember of Parliament, of In verness Burough. He will doubtless ac copt. . , . BOER WAR. London, Aug.' 11. Gen. Roberts cables that Gen. Kitchener' engaged De Wets rear guard yesterday near Llndeque and at . the same time -he heard Gen. Me- thune's guns-six miles north. RAISED OVER '$16,000. 'i Rev. Mr.' Pruden's ' Efforts For S, i ' Mary's. f" Rev. A. A. Pruden, who is traveling In the interest of St. Mary's School at Ral eigh, went upto Hillsboro this morning. Signal success has crowned his efforts since be has been engaged in soliciting funds to pay off the indebtedness of that well known educational institution, tie 'hat just rounded out six months In the work, and during that time Das sesurea $16,000. This is a splendid showing, and proves Mr. Pruden to be the very man for the place. It la doubtful whether any one could . .have done better, or even equally as well. The ' trustees and frlenjs of the Institution are highly pleased with bis splendid efforts. Dur ham Sun. BARBECUE AT NEUSE. Messrs,. W. E. Faison, Chas. F. Snider, C. P. Mtdgley and Chas. Wildes went to Ncuse this morning where they wilt be the guests of honor at a grand Masonic barbecue4 and picnic to-day.! . THIRTY NEW tOITAUfca. ' ' Mr. 'F. HA'Munnlcutt went to Wake Forest to-day. where ho" has about com pleted the brickwork on the Royall cot ton mills. Work is progressing, rapidly. Thirty cottages are being built: at Wake Forest for homes for the operatives in , the mill, - . PERSONALS Familiar Faces " Among t the Passiog Throng. ' . Senator Travis and Mr. F. B. Arendell went to Morehead to-day. Governor Russell has returns! from a viBit to bis farm in Brunswick. Miss Lusle Foster is spending the nonth in the eastern part of the State. v Miss Hill, of Portsmouth, who has been tho charming guest of Miss Cowper returned home to-day. Miss Daisy Smith, who has been stop ping at the home of Miss Mary Arm islead Jones, returned to Goldaboro to day. V Senator Butler will return to Raleigh to-morrow and spend a few days before going to Washington to work in tho Na tional campafgn. Rev. J. O.' Alderman returned yester day from a trip to Dunn, N. C, where he spent a week visiting friends and rela tives. His family remained behind and will not return to Raleigh for a week ybt. "..-.. :. :' Mr. P. W. McGowan leaves to-night on the 11:40 train for Portsmouth, .Va., where he will visit relatives, after which he wtl go to Newport News, Va., ana. follow his trade as linotype compositor. Pnl. W . A. . Turk. flreneral iiasseneer agent of the Southern Railway, arrived in Raleigh this morning. Mrs, Chas. H. Bclvin went U Claytcn to-day to visit ber daughter, M"g. Chas. Home. ' jiYti(i Rev. Geo. F. 8mith, pastor of the Eden ton street Methodist church, went to Beaufort - this morning to Bpsnl a while , . Mr Wirf)a"m Brooks, who has been vi3iting bis parents, Capt. and Mrs. R. H. Brooks, left to-day for Florence, S. C, to resume his work there. Hon. F. M. Simmons went down to Beaufort this morning. Miss Nan Hill Smith, of Scotland Neck, who has been visiting Miss Jessa mine Hlggs, left this morning. Col. F. A. Olds and son, Master Doug lass Olds, went to Beaufort to-day, where they will take a week's outing. Mr. JoseDh G. Brown went to Morehead to-day, where he will spend Sunday. Mr. R. L. Sapp, formerly employed by the Raleigh Electric Company, has gone to Wilson, N. C, where he will take charge of the electric light and power plant. . Dr. G. T. Winston went to Louisburg to-day,, to. spend a. short while wlth his sister, Mrs. F. S. Spruill. - J ' " Miss Espy Vance, daughter of the late David M. "Vance, and granddaughter of North Carolina's great war Governor, will unVell the Vance statue here August 22nd. She is now at Alexanders-on-the Broad, but her home is in Louisiana. .Miss Ida King has gone to Durham on a visit to Miss Martha Holloway. Mrs. J. R. Williams and Miss Marjorio Taylor returned from a visit to Raleigh yesterday. Wilmington Star. Mr. A. J. Thomas, the musical man of Raleigh, who has been in Durham on a Bhort business trip, returned home yes terday. .. -.:'.'' Miss Ruth Poythress has gone to Dur ham on a viBit to her mother.. v MfsAGeo.: W. Corbett and sob. of West Durham, who ihave been visiting friinds and relatives in the Eastern part of the State, left for home this morning after visiting Mrs. Corbett's parents here. MRS. EAS0N DEAD. Mrs. It. R. Eason, neo Miss Jessie El lington, daughter of Sher:Jf, Ellington, of Johnston county, died at her home in Sclma yesterday after an illness of about two months. She loaves a husband and an infant. She was in her twenty seventh year and her death Is a sad loss to her beloved 'ones. The funeral service was heUi in Selma this afternoon at cue o'clock. ; r Among those who left her? this loom ing to attend the funeral were Mr. nud Mrs. J. C. Ellington, Mrs. Smittt, Miss Juiia Ferrell and Mr. Bruce White of Franklinton. GORMAN NOT PREDICTING. x Bryan's speech Will be the Keynote of . tho Campaign. Boston, Aug. 11. Ex-Senator Arthur P Gorman, of Maryland, when seen at Mag nolia today denied having made a predic tion that McKinley would be re-elected with a Democratic House. He said: "I have made no .predictions and ex pressed no opinions. It is too early yet to Germany judgment as to the cam paign," '-':,:: ' '- I-.., Questioned as to his personal position, Mr. Gorman said simply: '' I never have broken away from my party. There never has been any ques tion as to what ticket 1 should vote. Mr. Bryan's speech will, of course, be accepted as the keynote of the cam paign." . .. $600 cash And $900 on time buys an ele gant 6-room cottage closets, pantry, city water. Fronts East. Ten minutes walk from 'capital. . Rents for $12.50 per month. Now for rent. Water furnished. See See C. C. M'DONALD. FOR SALE. A setter of finely bred English pointer pups, beautifully marked,' two months old. Males $10.00, females $5.00. . ; Apply to ':';', ' ' J. C, -ELLINGTON. JR. . ' Raledgh, N. C. .'$75.00 per month (or100 months. $20.00 per month for 'WO months. 10.DO tor month, (two) for 100 months. $7.00 per month for .100 months. ; $6.00 per month, (two) for 100 months : I can sail you any of the above houses and lots on 100 month's time. No in terest and .yoU get your money's worth. Tho $20.04) house rants for $12.50. Tha .two $10.00 houses rent for $5.00 ea. . .. ". ' '' " ;. The $7.00 house rents for $4;00. ' The' two $6.00 . houses rent" for $3.20 each. r . ' X Be. Bee. C. a M'DONAU). , INTENSE HEAT . : CONTINUES Temperature Here at 2 p, mt Was 98, Offfcial JM'f MANY DEATHS FROM . k i HEAT IN NEW YORK CJTY I Weather Buroau Predicts a Break Mon dayTwo Oegrees Warmer Here Today than Yesterday. New York, N. Y., Aug. 11. The jhot wave continues. The thermometer stand lng at 84 degrees at 8 o'clock this morn ing. Fourteen died yesterday from the direct effect of the heat and to-day prom ises to equal yesterday's record ot ill de grees. '. Eight persons died this morning from the effects of heat to-day. RECORD BREAKER. V New York, Aug. 11. The thermometer at two o'clock was 96 degrees. This beats the record for August 11th the highest previous being 94, in 1898. 98 DEGREES HERE, As hot as the hottest. The temperature today surpassed yes terday's maximum of 96 degrees by 2 aud stood at 98. The following Is the offloial record of tomperatiire by th Weather' Bureau here for today: : , ' TODAY'S RECORD HERE. 6 a. m....... 7 a. m 8 a. m.. . .............. . , . 9 a. m. 10 a. m........ 11 a. m.. 1 p. m.... 2 p. m.......... .......... 3 p. m..... 79 degrees 77 " 82 ' 85 " 90 " 92 " 97 " 98 , ' 96 " .This continuous excessively hot weather is almost a record breaker in point of duration. . ; While there have been no fatalltlc3 from heat horg but score- or more of .workmen had to just quit Work on account of tho heat today. ' 1 THUNDERSTORM MONDAY. 1 The forecast of the weather bureau for Raleigh and vicinity says: Fair to-night and Sunday; conditions ill become , fa vorable for thunderstorms Monday af ternoon. I-""Tbrocait- TOT" NortJ.ifcarollna'f' for hours, to 8 p. m. to-tnorrow: Generally fair to-night; conditions favorable for local rains in the interior Sunday, fair on the coast; light south winds. ; ' WEATHER CONDITIONS. Reins have occurred the 'past 21 hours over Texas, the Missouri and upper Mis sissippi valleys, and New .England. The largest amounts were 1.32 inches at Cor pus. Christ!,-' 1.40 at Bismarck, and 1.04 at Marquette. The - arrangement of pressure does not indicate any immediate change in the weather throughout the south and east, where very hot, dry con-, ditlons prevail. The highest tempera ture Friday wwas 100 dogrcs at Balti more. " -: ' ? ,. YESTERDAY'S RECORD. ' " Baltlmord again lead . yesterday with 100 degrees. . Pliiladelphla, Norfolk, Charlotte, Au gusta and Montgomery had 98 degrees. , Raleigh, Wilmington, Savannah, Knox vllle, Cincinnati and Pittsburg had 96 de grees. r. New York, Chicago, and Jacksonville reached tho 94 point. CHURCH SERVICES Places of Divine Worship fa Raleigh on the Sabbath. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. Rev. Alexis A. Marshall, D. D., pas tor. Morning sermon at 10 a. m. and evening sermon' at 8:15. Subject of moruinm sermon, VGod's Wash pot," be ing a discussion of processes of spiritual laundering. Sunday school at 9:3 a. m., Mr. J. D. Boushall, superintendent. A hearty wolconio to visitors and strangers. CHURCH OF GOOD SHEPHERD. Suday school at 9:43 a. m. Morning service and sermon by Rev. Mr. Bratton, 11 a. m. Evening service 6:30 p. m. CHRIST CHURCH. ' Rev.' M. M. f Marshall, D. D.. Rector. Ninth Sunday after Trinity. Eearly colo bratlon 8 a. m Sunday school 10 a. m.. Morning, service 11 a. m., evening serv ice 6 o'clock. The rector will officiate. Free, seats. Strangers cordial ylnicmfvb Free seats. Strangers cordially Invited. ST. SAVIOUR CHAPEL. Sunday school 10 a. m.. Morning serv ice 11 a. m., night service 8:15. Seats all free. Every one Invited. . PILOT BAPTIST CHURCH. Rev. J. 0. Alderman, 'pastor. Services to-morrow at 11:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday-school at 3 p. m. WEST RALEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH Rov. J. O. Alderman, pastor. Services every Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. Sun day school at 4 p. m. All are cordially invited. CHRISTIAN CHURCH. ' Preaching at 11 a, m. and 8:15 p. m. by the t pastor, M. W. Butler. Morning subject: "Capturing a Stronghold." Evening Bubject: "Polsioncd Slreums." Sunday-school 10 a. m., conducted by Su perintendent Jno. A. Mills. ; Junior So ciety 5 p. m. Bible study and praise serv ice Thursday 8 p. ra. Public invit9d.i.. . CENTRAL CHURCH. .Regular, services by the pastor, P.ov. G, T, AdamB at Central M. E. church at 11 a. m. and 8:15 p. m. Sunday school t 9:S0, L. H. Woodell. superintendent. Epworth Leaguo Monday night, D. A. Pierce, president. ' ' . TABERNACLE. Mr Jchn T.. Pullen will preach at the Bautist Tabernacle tomorrow morning. No service In the evening. - SIX NEW INSTRUCTORS Pres. Winston Talks of A. and M. Prospects THE ELECTRICAL EN GINEERING BU1LDNG Prof. Wilson Here Instructors Hall, Hubard. Carter end Abbott Arrive Next Week-Mere Room Needed. President Winston of the A. and M. College is enthuslastie over the pros pects for the- college next session. The fall term begins September 5th. The in structors will be at their posts by Au gust 15th, however, l:i order for back ward students to make up their defici encies that they can go on with thr.ir classes. "No student can go into a high er class until he has completed the work of the lower class satisfactorily," said President Winston to-day. "We are receiving letters of inquiry at the rate ot 50 a day, and form eight to ten applications for admittance eacb day," said the president, "and we will have more students than we can ac commodate. There is provision in the college grounds for 191 and 50 can be arranged for In the neighborhood, where as we need rooms for 300. The total en rollment last year was 302, but that number was never on the roll at one time. In fact 82 students left', volun tarily and involutarily, between Septem ber and April." "Sixty students have' been admitted for the coming session through examina tions held at the various county1 seats and 20 have been rejected," he continu ed. Dr. Winston spoke with enthusiasm of the many Improvements made this summer. There are six new instructors in the college. Mr. Henry M. Wilson, who will have charge of the textile department arrived Thursday. He is a native of Baltimore, educated at Johns Hopkins University and a graduate of the Philadelphia Tex tile School. This textile department has been fully equipped and tbree car loads of machinery, donated by New England companies have been received. The. building for electrical engineering is finished and all the inachinqry needed moved hr' ir"? stil ' This department will be largely for ex perimental work. In the mechanical engineering depart ment there are two new instructors, both Virginians. Mr. V. W. Hall of tho Miller Manual Training School, but now Inspector of engines for the Province Steam Engine Company, will have charge of the drawing. The assistant instruc tor in mechanical engineering Is Mr. A. H. Hubard, of the Virginia Polytedini cal School at Blacksburg. j Mr. Earle Carter, of High Point, ; has charge of the wood work. The equip ment In this line has been greatly j im proved. ' '-. i Mr,;Lewis H. "Abbott, of Lehigh Univer sity 'is -Instructor' in civil engineering. Capt. F. E. Phcfps, of Ohio, the mili tary instructor, has arrived with! his family and they are living on the corner of Blount and Person. i All the - Instructors will be 'hero next week, i DUGHi'S CREAM A FEATURF. " Thursday The Times-Visitor mention ed tho fact that Dughi shipped 50 gallons of cream to a lawn party in Greens boro. From a clipping and a letter which Mr. Dughi received this morning it shows that Dughi's cream was made a star feature. The Greensboro Telegram said: - , ' "The lawn party on Eckel's lawn Thursday night promises to be a great success. The cream will bo furnished by Dughi, of Raleigh, whose reputation is too well known to require' comment here." The letter reads as follows: "Mr. A. Dughi, Raleigh, N. C. "Dear Sir: The cream came to hand all O. K. and proved entirely satisfactory We thank you for the kind attention and promptness in serving us and I trust that we will have the pleasure of buy ing from you agaiu. "We especially advertised your cream and had the largest crowd possibly that has ever attended a lawn party here. We run short of cream early and couid have have sold 25 or 50 gallons , more If we had had it. Thanking you again, I am ' Yours truly, M. J. SHERWOOD." Ma. Hiram L. Grant expressed him self to a newspaper correspondent at Goldsboro as being desircus that antl Bryn couMV conventions be held throughout this congressional district, to be composed of white men only, and delegates elected to a district convention wh!frr tjM aomflnate a(n i&n.ti''BiryHM candidate for Congress. Recognizing the results of the recent election as elimi nating the negro from politics, he sug gests .the canvass be made upon the high plane of national issues alone; ac cepting the 'issues as made paramount In, Bryan's speech of acceptance and discussing these Issues before the peo ple, regulating local minor Issues to the rear, and intelligently 'discussing the platform of the two parties upon theor merits. These sentiments put forward here in advance ot publlfihed simjllaiT Ideas expressed by party leaders else where would indicate a concert of action in an effort to mould public opinion. . Parties desiring beef and lamb for Sunday will do well to call on C. O. Ball. Ho Is having some for Sunday especially. C. C. M'DONALD. VIU buy, sell or lend you money on Ral eigh Real Estate. . , STREET CHAT. ip?$:-W Some Comments aud Observations by ' the Wayside. Be sure and spend Sunday at Fuquay and get out of tho heat. You can leave here at 9:30 Sunday morning, August 12th and return 730. Rate 50 cents for the round trip. Don't miss it. Last Tuesday afternoon Miss Willie Dabney Foster celebrated her 6th birth day by giving party to 40 of her little friends. Ices cakes and melons were served. She received many handsome presents. Mr. Chas. H. Gattis, depot ticket ag :nt of the S. A. L., went to Portsmouth to day. It is generally thought that Mr. Gattis will, beyond a doubt,, succeed Co). Z. P. Smith in charge of the up-towa ticket office. Justice John R. Upchurch to-day fined J. Henry Short, colored, one dollar and costs. Short was accosted by a drunken woman on the street and he slapped her when she cursed Mm. Rev. C."W. Blanchard, pastor of the Baptist church at Kinston, passed through Raleigh to-day on his way home. He has just been near Sippahaw in this county to attend the funeral of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Johnson, who died there last Wednesday. Mrs. Blanchard will remain In this county for several days before Joining her husband in Kin ston. Mamie Mann, colored, was arraigned before Mayor A. M. Powell this morning charged with being drunk and disorderly The mayor -gave ber 20 days in the county work house. TRAIN ROBBED. Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 11. A passenger train, known as Pan Handle No. 8, on the Penna Railroad was robbed at some point between here and Milfred Cen tre last night. Express messenger Lane cf this city was killed. OIL AND ICE CO. The Lenoir Oil and Ice Company was to-day incorporated with a capital stock of $10,000. The purpose is the manufac ture of cotton seed oil, fertilizer and ice. The incorporators are J. 13, Hood, F. C. Dunn, S. L. Staugh, C. T. Mtacham, S. H. Abbott, J. F. Taylor and J.W . Black. MASONIC LODGES. Masonic lodges have been recently or ganized at Gibson, ' in Scotland county and- CherryviUe, in Gaston and the lodge at Raeford in Cumberland county has been restored. AUDITORIUM READY. Two hundred and twenty-five op-a chairs have just been placed in the au ditorium in the new museum building This room is now about completed and the commissioners of agriculture will hold their convention there this month. CANT ELOPE. t ' " (Communicated.) V This is dangerous .as .well as Ilans.ia peelings; ''.This a. m. a , piece of Canteloupe was carl'Msly thrown on tin sidewalk. In front of the Mai'ket. A snvill !oy came along, looking up to see v'ia.J time it was: He hit tho pavement. Another boy slipped up and fall i,n th j same, thing. Sec. 5. Every person who shall throw ir pltoce upon any sidewalk or crossing any banana peel, grape hull, orange, lemon, apple peeling, or any other substance likely to be dangerous to pedestrians shall ibe fined five dol lars.. Has this, ordinance been repealed? If so, It should by all means ba rccnacted at the next meeting of the Board of Aldermen. Today's Market Reports. Reported By Balbsish Office, Mor mr&IJCo. Opening. Closing American Sugar .... 125 1358 4.m. Tobacco........ 031 85 Oont. " .. .. " " pr n Vm. S.& Wire...... ' .... Federal Steel. . . , .... 33J S3fc Tenn. Coal & Iron. ... 704 701 Peoples Gas.......... 9f 091 Metropolitan St. Rwy 1 64 1.54 'irooklyn Rf p. Tr... 671 57f Manhattan ...... UPf 801 Balto.&Ohio........ 74f 71 Ches. &Okio . 271 271 COTTON. Opening. Closing. fanaary 8.2 8.35 . February. .......... tfarch . . A.ptil........ ........ May.. .. .... June................ ..... July... August............. 0.21 ,0 30 September ........ 8.59 8 70 October S.42 8.50 November. .......... 8.J0 8.40 December 8.25 8 36 CHICAGO BOA.RI). September. , Opening. Closing ' " Wheat , 7ft , 7 - " Corn 891 . 3i ' . Lard - : " ' Pork 11.71 11.75 ' Riba 7.15 7071 AN APFRtiACHING WEDDING. Cards have been issued to the marriage of Miss Clyde. Mason, daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. 'James B. Mason, ot Chapel Hill, and Chas: L. Duncan, of Beaufort, at the home of the bride's oa Tuesday, September 4. , RUIN A SAD PLIGHT Suffers From the Effect of Fitz's Blows 1 i ' , . ; HEM0RAGES FROM NO.iE AND EARS FOLLOWS The Akron Giant la Better Ttday Hew ever and He is Now Resting at the Horns of a Friend la Brooklyn. New York, Aug. 11. Ruhlln nearly died from the effects of the pummelling of Fltz. last night. After the fight he was taken to Edwards baths in a state- of total collapse. He had violent hemor rhages from the nose- an i blood flowed from his ears. . At six o'clock this morn ing he was well enough to be moved to Billy Modden's house in Brooklyn. Ho is still weak from loss of blood, but Dr. Lumbard said that with rest he would come round all right, Bob Fitzslmmons, the iron-handed pu gilist from Australia, again proved his right to be regarded as one of the fore most figures in the fighting arena of to-day by defeating Gus Ruhlln, tho Akron giant, in a hotly contested battle of six rounds last night, Gus being knocked out by a hard blow on the jaw GAVE HIS BRIDE GIFTS WORTH $300,009. A dispatch from Cleveland, Ohio, to the New York Evening Journal says: Wil liam Bateman Leeds, president of the Tinplate Trust, has beaten all records by the bestowal on his bride, Mrs. Nan nie Stewart Worthington, whom ho mar ried here last Friday evening, of $500, 000 In wedding presents. The weddiug was itself a quiet affair and the magni tude of the presents ef Leeds has just become known. After the ceremony the couple left for New York on the private car of Mr. Leeds, and they are now on the Atlantic in the honeymoon yacht of the groom, the Chelolah. ', Articles of jewelry were the piincinal gifts of the groom. Perhaps the most striking of all was a pearl . necklace worth $65,000. It contained Ave hoavy ropes ot pearls. ,'. There was also an $18,000 painting pur chased in Europe. "There ere other paintings, which cost all together $75,- ooo. The wedding ring was a simple affair, costing bzut $1,000. Another gift was an ermine coat, tor. which the tin king paid $10,000. The bride's trousseau cost $6,000i On . hei cape and yachting cap ate diaiuoml buttons. One year ago Mr.. Leeds met Mrs. Worthington. The friendship ripened ln tod love which culminated in the wedding of last week. Mr. Leeds is 38 years of ago and bla bride is -23. Her father is- treasure and general manager . of the -Potest .City $ Stone Company. ' Mrs. Worthington was tho divorced wife-of George E. Worthington. VAIN PETITION. A petition has been circulated to have President McKinley pardon the negro postmaster Hargett, whom Judno Pur ncll sent to the penitentiary a year for embezzlement. Hargett is on of the negro George White's pets. There in no probability that the President will par don him. AYCOCK IN PORTSMOUTH. (Portsmouth Star.) Governor-elect Charles B. Aycock, of North Carolina, arrived In the city this morning according to bis promise by Hon. Francis D. Winston, author of the Constitutional amendment, who returned home this morning. The Governor will not go back for a few "days. He says he Is enjoying his rest after the campaign too much to in terrupt it any sooner than is necessary. In this oity he was in receipt of greet ings from Admiral Cotton, upon whom he had intended calling at the navy yard, but owing to a slight derangement of his plans, he did not do so. He went instead to tho office of Judge Legh R. Watts, in the Seaboard Air Line building , where he as Intro duced to many prominent citiezns. Later ho went to Ocean View to lunch with Judge Watts and Mr. W. E. Chris tian. He will remain at Old Point sever al days longer. SEVEN KILLED. Providence, Aug. 11. Seven persons are reported killed in an electric car accident in East Providence this morn ing. Jose Andreu, father of one of the Cuban teachers at Cambridge, whites of this ed ucational pilgrimage as follows in the Havana Diario CubanO of July 18: "It fills our hearts with Joy to see our young people laying aside frivolities and interesting themselves in methods of In struction as the basis of the well being of nations. They are made to see the necessity of hygiene in the city and In the home. They see American ladies do ing their own marketing: they see that the. daily paper Is looked over before breakfast, aa well as all the sign which point to the value of an education In a civiliied country at the present day. We see, therefore, that the Journey of the Cubans to Cambridge will be of In calculable benefit to sthem. They- wilt bring back with thorn idoas of comfort order, economy, health and sociability wholly unknown In our country; In a word aa Idea of H that a new. modern nation needs Id order to begin' to live."
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