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torn r - ) Vol.l. RALEIGH, N. C, SEPTEMBER 3, 1897. No. 5. AT. . of J8 ROBBED OF S8,625 Messenger Hawkins De- ' parts With Funds. CARRIE OUT HIS PLAN THE ROBBERY DISCOVERED WEDNES DAY MORNING. Reward of $500 Offered for the Capture of Former Employe of the Jax Col lector's Office of Washington-Remained Behind After the Clerks Departed, " ' Headquarters the Metropolitan Police, ' Washington, D, O., Sept. 1, 1897. 500 REWARD. ' Look out for and arrest Vassick Haw kins, colored, bright, yellow man, about six feet high; 160 pound; thirty years old; no beard; shoulders inclined for ward; carries head to one side when talking; forehead high and receding; bad front teeth; long arms; sight of left eye gone; ball of eye white. Wanted for lar- ,ceny of $9,000 from the office of the Tax Collector of the District of Columbia, on the evening of August 81, 1897. x William G. Moore, Major and Superintendent of Police. Thomas Vassick Hawkins, colored, who for seven years bad been a messen ger in the office of Tax Collector . G. Davie, in the District Building, took a silent leave of the office and his employ ers about 5:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon and carried away with him $8,625 be longing to the District of Columbia. Now Inspector Mattingly's. force of de tectives are endeavoring to locate Hawkins, and a reward of $500 awaits the person who will furnish informa tion which will lead to his capture. The office closes at 4 o'clock every af ternoon, and before that time on Tues day Mr. Collies bad counted the cash on hand and .deposited it in the safe. All ' the books and papers around the office were put in their places, and ore by one the force left the building. Mr. Collins being the last to go Hawkins, as usual with the messengers in the buildiog, re mained to sweep the floors and put the desks in order. Before Mr. Collins left, Hawkins told him that he wanted to wash the windows. He had already made preparations to do this when the deputy collector departed. . It was 5:30 o'clock when Hawkins left the building. He walked up the hall, pausing at the elevator and talking for a few minutes to the elevator man ana Policeman Oarrington. The latter asked him what had kept him so late, and he replied: "I wanted to have everything look all right when Mr. Wright comes back to morrow." This explanation appeared plausible enough, as the messengers in all parts of the building are particularly anxious to please the Commissioner, tt was ob ' served that Hawkins Was perspiring pro fusely, but the evening was warm, and this was set down to indusry. Yesterday morning Cashier Chamber lain returned to work after his vacation, going to the office about twenty miuutes earlier than usual. . As scon as he en tered the room he observed that Haw kins bad not been there, as the windows were shut and the air in the office was close and hct. He saw, too, that the floor bad not been swept, and the desks were littered with papers, as they had . been left the evening before. The nolice think that it will be im- "" possible for Hawkins to remain at liber ty for any great length of time. A man so stroEgly marked as he, they say, will - attract attention anywhere, ' and .the , . large 'ifeward will be an Incentive for private detective firms all over thecoun try to take up the huut tor him. , Haw kins' sightless eye Is the feature which they think will lead to his capture. It shines through his glasses and strikes one Immediately. The whi'e ball always remains fixed and gives him the appear- . . ance of being cross-eyed. - Hawkins had talked a good deal of : gointt lo'Ktondyke to dig gold, and ' had Also expressed the desire at different j time to go to Cuba and New Orleans ' hardly likely, however, that he will ' f reach either plaoe without interruption. Unless the money is recovered Ooltec V' tor Davis will be held responsible for it by the District. ue Donaea in me sum of $100,000, and Au'itor, Petty stated that his bond holds him responsible for anv lofsea Incurred by the office. Hawkins took only bills, leaving about $300 in silver in the safe. The tin box from which the money was taken was foupd by Mr. Collins, where it had been secreted in a washstand In the tax offloe, some distanoe from safe and in a oorner of the room, where foe movements of the thief would not be observed from the outside. - , . DEMSEY WEBB IN TROUBLE. Misfortine Has Overtaken a Young Man Who Is Well Known in Raleigh. Misfortune has at last overtaken the happy go lucky Dempsey Webb, who is so. familiar to the people of Raleigh The following is clipped from a Durham paper: 'A few days ago the Mayor ssnt Dempsey Webb, a vagrant, to the county work house for twenty days. Officer Crabtree found the fellow in the vesti bule or porch of the First Baptist church, where he had carried a blanket and was going to sleep there. He was tried for vagrancy, and sent np for the above mentioned term. "Major McOown has received a letter from Orren Williams, an insurance agent of Tarboro, thanking him on be half of the citizens of that town for sending the man to the work-house, Mr. Williams'.letter read as follows : "Mayor of Durham : "Dear Sir : I see from the News and Observer that you have sent one Demp sey Webb to work on the roads for twenty days. Dempsey is well known in Tarboro, where he, has been a great pest and annoyance to the people, but onr officials did not seem to know what to do with him. In behalf of the citi zens of Taiboro i wish to thank you for what you have done for Dempsey. . If there is ever a monument erected to your memory yon can count on a big subscription from Tarboro. "Yours truly, v "Grren Williams." MURDERED FOR FIVE DOLLARS. And a Boy Kills His Adopted Father to Please the Paramour of tbe Wife. Jacksonville, Fla, 8ept. 8 One of the foulest mnrders ever committed in Duval county occurred last night, when Edward Register, a white farmer about 24 yebra of age was shot and killed while sitting on tbe front porch of his home playing a fiddle. Robert Register, an adopted son of the dead man, and Henry M. Tyre, a white man who rents a piece of land from Register, living about a quarter of a mile distant, were arrested and brought to the city, and this morn' ing the boy made a clean breast of the whole thing, admitting that he fired the fatal shot. Register's Wife listened to the boy's statement, andsaid that it was all true.Tyre seems to have been in love with Mrs. Register, ; and they met clandestinely with frequency. Register learned of this, and oaught the couple on several occasions. Tyre then plotted to put Register out of the way, and a week or so ago the boy was offered $5 to kill the latter. This offer was renewed yesterday, the woman and Tyre both en tering into the arrangement. After supper was over, the boy, who is 13 years old, slipped up behind Register, ana ihptied a load of No. 8 bird shot it.to tits head, standing about tep feet distant. . : As to Sunday Closing. Ed. Daily-' Times As so much has been said for and against Sunday closing, I would like to throw my sentiments npon the public. . - It has been said that at the rate we have been going, we were just upon the dawn of a time when we could say we lived in a city. That dawn has only broken upon' us, to reveal a cloudy and dreary morn, when righteous men look up in vain for the encouraging rays of heavenly sun light, and as for the city, it seems to be in Jeep' shadow, and indeed it is not sur prising that our northern friends find it a dull, dreary, gloomy place. . Many have sought the cause, and have recently answered with their sentiments. They have sought false friends to pay their respects to. Soda fountains, cigar stands, etc., are no "friends to suffering humanity," especially on Sunday; ana the sooner they concede this, and find the .one only " friend of suf fering hnmanity," and Teccgnize him, just so soon will the snnny dawn break npon our city, and disperse the dark shadows that once enshrouded it, and weak minds that mourned for petty loses shall become strong and rejoice in what shall rise in tbe place of illegal practices and pursuits. Prosperity shall not walk our streets hand in hand with calamity, but with peace and joy we will indeed have a oityh city set upon a hill that others will look up to and copy from. No bells will sound the death knell of Sunday workings, but sweet chimes shall ring out the joyful tidings of the birth of a Sabbath. Concerning the great white elephant now upon the hands of tbe city (the re freshment stand at the park), let us con sider it it were not best to have that nnon its hands in this world than the judgment ard condemnation of God in the world to come. Let each true citizen show his works, and say: "These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty I thine this universal frame; Thus wondrous fair, thyself how won drous then! P. . BONDS NECESSARY Street Committee's Report , For. To-night. WAY TO REDUCE TAX. VERY LITTLE STREET WORK DONE ON ACCOUNT OF LACK OF FUNDS. ? The Report States That the Increase in Revenue to the City Derived From Property Improved by Work Done Will Reimburse the City for Amount Spent For Improvements. To th Honorable- Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Raleigh: Gen; lemen : Your committee on streets beg to submit herewith the following re port: . The work on the streets has been pro gressing rather slowly for the past month owing the leek of funds with which to prosecute tbe work. We have only had a small force of hands going over the city and jumping from point to point, cleaning out the worst of the ditches in the city, We have also had a small force ofhands completing the grading on South street tt the lower end of Fayetteville streets We have been waiting patiently the action of our people in regard to the bond issue which is now pending before them, and which will be acted npon at the polls on next Tuesday, Sept 7th. We believe that the bond issue is one of the most important matters which has been submitted to our people for a number of years We fully realize that Raleigh is more i-adly in need of better streets and better sidewalks than anything else, and that the lack of improvement along this line is a material check to our city's prosperity and growth. , These improvements cannot be made without a bond issue, and it would not be right to impoie burdensome taxes upon the piesent generation in order to secure these permanint improvements which will ba a benefit to future genera tions as well as the present. These im proveiueLts can only be secured by the means of a bond issue thereby distribut ing the cost through a number of years and providing a sinking fund for the maturity of these bonds in order that each generation may pay its proper and proportionate share. We do not believe that taxes can ever be decreased uuder the present system of conducting our city's affairs, as the pres ent income of the city is barely sufficient to pay current expenses even with the most rigid economy, and this in spite of the fact that property is depreciating in value, and at the same time the cost of maintaining the city government is in creasing in amount each year. In view of these facts it appears to us that the only way to decrease taxes is to issue bonds aud improve our streets. Wherever a street has been improved, graded and macadamized the property along that street has at the same time im proved. Take for instance Wilmington street. - The increase in revenue to the city derived from property which has been improved by reason of the work done' on that street will within a few years reimburse the city for the entire amount spent in making these improve ments. The same result will be true all over the city as soon asthe streets are improved. This will largely increase the city's revenue and in' the course of a few years we will be able to reduce taxes. Then besides, after the streets are im proved and Once gotten in good condi tion it will take much less to keep them in repair than it does under the present system, and there will be a large Baving to the city in this direction. We regret that a larger" number of our people did not interest themselves in this very important matter and qualify them selves by registering in order that they may vote for the' bonds on next Tuesday, because we feel satisfied after careful in vestigation that a large proportion of those people who have not registered are in favor of the bonds, but not sufficient ly Interested either one way or the other to put themselves to inconvenience and therefore neglected to register. We be lieve that we are safe in predicting that the bond issue will certainly be voted npon favorably, aud after a careful can vas of the voters of the city we are con- vinced that at least three-fourths ofl them are in accord with us in this move ment, and favor the issuance of bonds for permanent street improvements. Respectfully submitted, John O. Driwry, Ch'm'n. St. Com. . J..D. BOCBHAIX, - A. M, POWILL, PERRY ELECTED PRINCIPAL. The Contest Between Perry And Patillo Came to an End Last Night. The board of trustees of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institution met last night about 8 o'clock in the office of Su perintendent Ray for the purpose of fill ing the vacancy of principal to tbe color ed institution occasioned by the resigna tion of A. W. Pegues. Every member of the board was present, with chairman Bailey presiding, The contest was between Joseph Per ry, of this city, and W. A. Patillo, of Oxford, bothrcolored men. The choice fell to Perry, he having received four votes, while his opponent received only three. This is the way the board voted: For Perry: Rivers, McNamara, Tonnoffski and Young. For Patillo, Montague, Briggs and Bailey. . Perry is a Baptist preacher, and is con sidered quite a politician. Mr. Thomas W. Tillinghast was elect ed a teacher at a salary of $50 per month in the same institution, and Maud E Young, colored, was ' elected music teacher, at a salary of $35 per month. The Weather. For Raleigh and Vicinity. Fair to night ana Saturday; cooler. For North Carolina. Generally fair to-night and Saturday. Conditions.--A considerable high area has appeared in the Lake region, with a barometer of 80.8 inches, and cooler weather. The storm center in the extreme northwest has increased in depth, al though the weather is clear and no rain has fallen in that vicinity. The weather is clear nearly every where and local rains have occurred only over the Gulf and Atlantic States. The heaviest rains were, 1.12 inches at Gal veston and 1.03 at Hatteras. Southerly winds continue west of the Mississippi, with warmer weather; northerly inds prevail in the east. New Cotton Firm. Messrs. Joseph H. Weathers, H. E Johns and R. T. Gowan, three energetic young business men of this city have formed a copartnership for the purpose of dealing in cotton. They have opened comfortable offices on Wilmington street The two first named gentlemen have bad large experience in handling the staple, and Mr. Gowan, who was formerly connected with tl e Southern railway in this city as cashier, is a gen tleman of flue business qualifications. We bespeak for them much success. New Graded Schools. , It will be of interest to residents of West Morgan street and vicinity to learn that a new Graded Ectool for white children will be opened near the railroad crossing. Both the Centennial and Murphy schools are being renovated for the approaching session. Washington School, for the colored race, is receiving a fresh coat of white wash, and a new fence is bsing built. The old Watson houso, in the southeas tern portion of town, will be used for primary grades of colored pupils. Judge Purnell to Move. We learn that Judge Thomas R. Pur nell has leased the Barbee house on Fay etteville street, and will make it his fu ture home. Street Cars. The street cars have stopped today and will not run again until late this afternoon. They are greatly missed, even for so short a while. Mayor's Court. A colored boy was to day sent on to court under a twenty ffve dollar bond for the larceny of a pair of pants. .Marriage License, Register of Deeds Rogers to day issued marriage license to a colored couple. The matrimonial market is, very dull at present, Sumday Ordinance. The saloon question and Sunday or dinance wjll be discussed at the meeting of the Board of Aldermen to-night. New Bridge. The force of bridge builders, engaged for several weeks on the construction of iron bridge across the Black creek, have completed their work, and'have returned home. Smlthfield Herald. Col. W. H. Martin has returned from Baltimore accompanied by his nleoe, Miss Edith Martin, of Pennsylvania, who will attend Peaoe Institute, and make Raleigh her future home. OTHO WILSON TALKS Says Injustice is Done the Attorney-General. WALSER WAS HERE CAME HERE WHEN NOTIFIED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE SUIT. Spent Two Days in Preparing the Case Before the Governor Employed Counsel. The Counsel for the Governor Are Satisfactory to the Commissiou. To-day the Railroad Commission issued an order, of which the following is a copy: "North Carolina "Railroad Commission, "Raleigh, Sept. 3, 1897. "Sec. 14, Article 3, of the Constitu tion of North Carolina defines the duties of the Attorney General. Section 10, of the act creating the Railroad Commis sion directs that the Attorney-General shall presecute all suits for the Commis sion. Agreeable to the Constitution, as well as the Act of the Legislature, and having entire confidence in theability as well as integrity of the Hon. Z. V. Wal ser, elected by the people to the honora ble position of Attorney-General, It is hereby directed by this Commission that the Hon. Z. V. Walser be recognized as the leading counsel in the case in the Federal Court, in which the Western Union Telegraph Company desires an in junction against the order of this Com mission in regard to telegraph rates. And it is directed that a copy of this order be furnished to Mr. Walser. "By order of the Commission: "J. W. Wilson, "Chairman." When questioned by a representative of The Times, concerning this order, Commissioner S. Otho Wilson observed: "An attempt has recently been, made to cast reflections on the Attorney-General with reference to the above matter. To my personal knowledge Governor Rus sell employed counsel in the above case at the request of Attorney General Wal ser, which is usual in 'such cases. The connsel employed by him are satisfactory to this Commission. I shall co operate, as I have already done, with the Attor ney General and 'Other counsel. Mr. Walser came here when notified by us of the suit, and spent about two days pre paring our case before the Governor employed other counsel." JUDGE ROBERTS' COURT. A Times Reposter Makesthe Acqaintance of Micaja. A Times reporter visited Judge Roberts' court this morning and made the ac quaiutanco of of Micaja, the janitor. ' When the reporter entered the court room and asked, "How is the law this morning?" the janitor looked up from a ponderous law book, and, taking the re porter for alitigant, replied: "Lw, law, law, Rhymes all too well with jawl If you're fond of litigation, And sweet procrastination, Latin and botheration, I advise you to go to law." The reporter told Micaja he did not want any law; nor was he hunting for justice, but it was news he was in search of an item for The Times. : "The times, The Times. : "Well, sir, to be candid pard, The times, just now are very hard; " But here you'll find some lines To print, this evening in The Times." "As to the business of the court, sir,1 said Micaja, "we had a hobo here this morning; one of the third degree mem bers of the confirmed loafers' do nothing asiocTationV who conceived the. idea of acquiring a competency foFhimself by a distribution of others' property to his own use. He had appropriated the sub' stantials from tbe dinner buckets of hands at work on the oottonr yard. The buckets were empty, but no one saw the tramp empty them. He was discharged with the advise that it was far better to eat bread and water honestly gotten by lawr man to stana accused or stealing. A war has been declared between the Bowery and Sawyer's bottom, $W two dusky maiden beligerents fell Into the hands ot Constable Upohurch who brought them to this bar of justice. It was a case of bad language, hair pulling and face scratching. The Judge shed a tear over these fallen angels as he sen tenced them to thirty days each in the nouse oi oorrection. Then said Micaja: "Boss, the times are hard, yea, dark and dreary, bnt yet I must say most propitious thing for one to do a noble act. so nut the Judee and I down as strong supporters and lasting inenas oi ihi times. " BRILLIANT WEDDING. Mr. J. Hill Par ham and Miss Fannie Class Parker Happily Married. Yesterday at Henderson Mr. J. Hill Parham was wedded to Miss Fannie Clara Parker. It was one of the most brilliant and fashionable weddings that has occurred in that city for years. The ceremony took plaoe at the Methodist Episcopal church and the edifice was fill ed with a host of their friends. The decorations were elegant and tasty. At 9.-30, as the organ pealed forth the strains of "Kronung's March," from "Der Prophet," by Myebeer, the bridal party entered. The ushers, Messrs. J. D. Cooper and W. E. Gary marched up the centre aisle and took their positions on the left, and were followed by the other two ushers, Messrs. T. M. Pittman and F. G. Davis, who took their posi tions on the right of the chancel. Then sses Sarah Patton Taylor and Lila Cummins Tucker, of Hendersoa, and Miss Georgie May Whitaker, of Win ston, came up the aisle together, and took their places inside the chancel rail, and were followed by Messrs. Samuel D. Young, Robert L. Lassiter and Sidney Perry Cooper, who took their places in side the chancel rail. Then Misses Mar tha Tucker Massenburg and Eleanor Daisy Stephens entered,' taking their places besides the other bridesmaids, in side the chancel rail and facing the con gregation, and were followed by Mr. Watkins Robards, of Raleigh, and Mr. Nathan P. Strause. The maid of honor. Miss Mary Wilson Johnson, of Raleigh, then entered and took her position outside of the chancel rail and to the left of the position to be occupied by the bride. The groom, Mr. James Hill Parham, then entered, coming up the right aisle upon the arm of his brother, Mr. Sabat S. Parham, who acted as best man and at the altar met the bride, Miss Fannie Oloss Parker, who came np the centre aisle leaning npon the arm of her father. The Rev. A. McOullen. the pastor, per formed the ceremony according to the beautiful ritual of his church. He was assisted by Rev. Dr. Huffham, pastor of the First Baptist church. The "Pro cessional March" was played as the hap py party left the church. The groom is a son of Mrs. Nannie L. Parham, is a member of the firm of Par ham Brothers Company, and besides be ing one of the best and most active bus iness men in this section of the State, is very handsome and popular. The bride is a highly educated and accomplished woman, who has been for several years one of the leading belles of Henderson, and has drawn around her a large circle of admiring friends. The presents, both numerous and cost ly, were the admiration of all for their beauty and usefulness. After the reception the bridal party took the "Atlanta Special" for an ex tended tour to the Northern cities, Niag ara Falls, and Canada, followed by the best wishes of their many friends. The Babbitt Exhibition. The Babbitt soap representatives ar rived here yesterday in their handsome advertising wagon. Last evening, they gave one of their delightful stereoptican exhibition at court house square to an immense au dience. The views they display are gems of beauty, comprising scenes from side splitting humor to those most sub lime and iovely. , Their exhibitions are free, and will be repeated from night to night during their stay in the city. They are accompanied by a delightful orchestra which dispenses music during the exhibition. To night their exhibition will be given on the vacant lot corner of Blount and Lenoir streets. AQuaint Organ. An organ, one of the quaintest musi cal instruments that e ever lxmeld, ar rived this morning at the Southern de pot. It is a curiosity of the first order. It is painted green, and decorated with panels. On one of the panels is a Holy Bible. A 'possum hanging by his tail on one side, and a jaybird on the other. Then there is a rabbitt in a burroughs with the motto, "God provides." A crown and cross are next to the Bible, and back of it all is a beautiful female, supposed to be the Goddess of Liberty. We tried to play it, but no sweet strains were forthcoming. . Some of the spectators who were view ing the novel instrument bad the cruelty to denominate it the new populist organ for the choir of Hal Ayer. There will be an entertainment at In wood Sunday School, In Rhamkatte, to night After the exercises-are over re freshments will be served free, ' V f 7 -
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