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life THE TIMES IS IN THB ... - " LEAD!. V . . THE TIMES . . THB PEOPLI . . READ! . . . . Vol.!. RALEIGH, N, C, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 20, 1897. No. 72. . ODD FELLOWS ASSOCIATION. , Widows and Orphans Relief Mr. Chas. M. Busbee Elected 2nd Vlcti-Preidant Petersburg, Va., Nov. 19. At an ad journed annual meeting of the Odd Fel lows Widows and Orphans Belief Asso ciation held in Richmond Monday night last, the following officers were elected: President Thomas N. Xendler, of Richmond. . First Vice President A. K. Henry, of Kiohmond. 8eoond Vice-President Charles M. Bnsbee, of Raleigh, N. 0. Third Vice-President -L. D.'Yarrell, of Emporia, Va. . Secretary T. Wiley Davis, of Rich mond. Treasurer John 1ST. Ferguson, of Rich mond. . , - Directors W. T. Parham and Wm. B. McIIwalne, of Petersburg; J. B. Ley and J. E. Garothers, of Danville; . 0. Brock, of Portsmouth; D. R. Stansburg, of Alexandria; W. D. Toler, of Man chester; 0. W. Throckmorton, of Rich mond; J. J. Cherry, of Greenville, N. 0.; W. O. Wooten', of Wilson, N. C. - This association is composed of Odd Fellows only of the States of Vir ginia, West Virginia and North Caro lina.. Mr. T. Wiley Davis, the Grand Secre - tary ef the Grand 'Lodge of Virginia, is also Secretary of this Association. Thou . sands of dollars have been distributed to the widows and orphans of deceased Odd Fellows in the three jurisdictions. DANGEROUS COUNTERFEITS. Spurious Dollars "Minted" at Asheville and Now in Circulation. A dangerous counterfeit silver dollar has made its appearance in Asheville, and the Citizen thinks circumstances lead to the belief that the coiners of the "queer" did the work in their miniature mint in that city. Last Saturday the Battery Park Bank . put into circulation 1,000 silver dollars ' of the coinage of 1881. Wednesday in the course of business two spurious dol lars, of the date of .1881 found their way back to the bank. That these two were extremely clever counterfeits is evi denoed by the fact that they passed un detected through the hands of President Sawyer and Cashier Rankin. The lat ter offlolal gave one of them out during the day, and later it .was returned and then the presence of the counterfeits was first discovered. The spnrious coins are so nearly the weight of a good dollar that itis believed not one in a hundred would detect the difference. 'The milling, designs and a! . .most everything about -the counterfeit, ' are cleverly executed. The composition, however, is such that the two dollars during the night took on a dull, frosty look that made them more easily distin guishable. Dangerous Power. Governor Russell has commuted the sentence of George Johnson, a negro ra plat, to life Imprisonment. This, makes the1 forty-fifth pardon or oemmutation . of sentence granted by the Governor daring the ten months be has been in office. The Governor is, in this State, ranted absolute power in such matters, and he ia not even compelled to give any reason for his action in such eases, Ha may even, if be sees fit (and he some times doe?) never publicly announce the pardon. Such an instance occurred in 'the case of a convict from Mecklenburg 'oouty, pardoned only a few days ago. This power should not be Intrusted to one man. The danger In this was de monstrated aometimesgo when it, was threatened that It oartain parties were sent to the penitentiary for crimes against the ballot, they would promptly be pardoned and set free. Charlotte News. , - Morrow Bros., at Olarkavllle, Tenn., have secured the contract for tobacco for tpe Italian government. About 18,000,000 pounds Of dark tobacco is re quired lor neij year. FIGHT ON CHARTS Superintendent Mebane Writes Against Them. ROBBING SCHOOL FUND WHY WILL SENSIBLE MEN SQUANDER SACRED MONEY? - Writes a Letter to Mr. Paul J. Long Relative to the Matter--A Waste of School Funds to Buy Charts Which .are Worthless. Superintendent Mebane is making war on school charts which publishers are selling throughout the State at exorbi tant prices. He has advised the teachers and school committeemen throughout the State not to' purchase these charts, claiming that they were not productive of any good results, and therefore being a waste of school money. The superin tendent says it, is robbing the school children to thus squander their sacred funds. It appears that some teachers have desired these charts and have tried to force the county school committee to pay for them. Mr. P. J. Long is one of these who has refused to comply with such a request, and has written the su perintendent who mailed him the fol lowing reply: "It is passing strange that after all I have said about wasting school money for charts, still sensible men will go on squandering money which is most sacred because it belongs to poor, help k83, ignorant children. Stand by the children and save their money. It is your sacred duty to do it. They cannot force you to sign any such order. Let them crack their whip. You can not be hurt." SURE ENOUGH DUEL. Two Mnn Killed and One Seriously Wounded. St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 19. A special to the Republic from Waco says: J. W. Harris, editor of the Waco Times-Herald, a morning paper and W, A. Harris, his brother, on one side, end Judge G. B. Gerald, a prominent citizen fought a duel on the street this evening at 5 o'clock. W, A. Harris was shot dead, J. W. Harris wounded fatally, his body being paralyzed and Gerald shot in the side. He may die. The trouble was the outcome of the mobbing of W. 0, Brann, publisher of the Inoonoclast Gerald was ex-county judge and one of Waco's most prominent citizens. He bad written a bitter criticism on Taylor University with reference to the recent mobbing of W. 0. Brann, and had filed it with editor Harris for pubhcatlon. Afterwards, he asked to hay his mann script returned and became incensed at the editor's delay in complying. Bad feeling resulted and when Judge Gerald was crossing the street at the corner of Fourth and Austin streets at 5 o'clock, editor Harris came out of a drug store and opened fire upon him. Gerald im mediately returned the fire. Hearing the shooting, W. A. Harris, came upon the scene and took a hand in the f usilade, shooting Gerald from be hind. Gerald pursued him into the drug store shooting as ha ran. Harris fell to the floor with the words: ; "You shot me in the back." Gerald emptied the remaining cham bers in his weapon into the prostrate j, otm of his victim, killing him on the spot. Gerald then left the scene. A little colored boy, who stood near, was shot in he leg by a stray bullet Editor Harris was carried into the drug store by friends. . His windpipe bad been severed by bullet whioh. Injured his spinal column. He was removed to bis home but cannot live. Judge Gerald was wounded in the neck and side. While serious, his wounds cannot be said to necessarily fatal. While trying to save the life of her six year-old son, Henry, yesterday, Mrs. Arthur Fortin was struck by a train near WOMAN'S EXCHANGE. ' The Good Work of the Ladles of the Pres byterian Church. Woman's Exchange. i ,. The above sign appears on the large brick building formerly occupied by the Y. M. 0. A. Many people read the sign and know that delicious ediblesare servtd there by lovely women, but not many understand why. We will tell our readers. The Ex change is under the auspices of the ladies of the First Presbyterian Church, and the Exchange was started for the purpose of raising funds for assisting in building the new and handsome Presby terian Church, which will soon take the place of the old one. ' The Exchange was established last May, and was suggested by Mrs. J. 8. C, Carpenter, of Lexington, Ky., but now a resident of this city, and has proved profitable. The ladies of the Exchange donated $50 of their funds to"to the purchase of a carpet for the new Sunday school room of their church. The Exchange is open from 10 a. in to 6 p. m. , and the public are cordially invited to drop in when they desire to enjoy some very palatable eating. TO COTTON BRQWERS. A Convention Called to Meet at At , lanta. '. Columbia, S. C, Nov. 19. J. C. Wil born, President of the State Alliance and of the recent cotton growers' conven tion held in this city, has issued the following: "Columbia, 8. 0., Nov. 19, 1897. "To the Cotton Growers of the South: "At a large and enthusiastic meeting of the cotton growers of the State oi South Carolina, wherein all sections of this State were represented, it was re solved that every S:ate in the South be invited to send delegates to a convention to be called to meet in Atlanta, Ga., December 14th, 1897. The purpose of this convention is to organize the cotton growers of the South, the thereby secur ing unity in the marketing and f ale of this great staple; also to devise ways and means by which we may be able to break and throw off the shackles of business slavery that now binds us. With for eign exchanges dictating the price, we can only expect ruin and distress in the future. We can achieve Independence only by organization. "With a view of securing an exchange of ideas and perfecting an organization, which, it is hoped will result in good, I have been instructed to call a conven tion of delegates from all cotton growing ing States to meet in Atlanta, Ga., on the 14th of December, 1897. All who are interested in this cause are most earnestly requested to co operate. "The Governors of the cotton growing States have been asked to select dele gates at this general convention. "(Signed) J. 0. Wilbobn, "Pres. 8. 0. Cotton Growers' Ass'n." Governors of the cotton States will bs appealed to In order to get farmers in terested to send delegations, the plan being to have one delegate from eaeh Congressional district and two from each State at large. ' '", Train Robber Sentenced. Austin, Texas, Nov. 19. To-day in the district oourt here L. H. Fisher and Felix Wolff pleaded guilty to robbing the Inernational and Great Northern train at McNeil IS miles above here on the afternoon of October 18 and were sentenced to fifty and forty five years respectively in the State penitentiary, They were expecting very light sentences if they plead guilty which aeuated them to do so. There were four charges against them. The other two train rob bers are still untried. . The Vance Monument Asheville, N. 0., Nov. II. Grand Master Moore, at the request of the Masons of North Carolina, will call a special committee of the Grand Lodge to assist in laying the corner atone of the monument erected to the memory of the late United 8tates Senotor Vance at Asheville. The ceremonies will oooui in December. . .'.; .. ,.,.;'. BROKE JAIL. Moonshiners Escaped at Kinston Last Night. Special Telegram to Times. Kinston, N. G , Nov. 20. Three white prisoners broke jail last night, and made successful escape. Had served four months for "moonshining." CORBETT-FITZSIMMONS FIGHT. Reproduced by the Verlscope Last Night at the Academy. Last night at the Aoademy of Music a good audience greeted the Veriscope reproduction of the Oorbett FitzsimmOns famous contest,; which occurred at Car son City, Nevada, March 17 last The preliminary and after-scenes were given as well as the fight. The audience was pleased with the exhibition. . REVIVAL SERVICES. The Meetings at the Tabernacle are Grow ing in Interest. Mr. Needbam's meetings at the Taber nacle are growing in interest. He will hold three services to morrow morning at It o'clock, in afternoon at 3 o'clock, and night at 7:30. The public are cor dially invited to all of these services. Will be Done in Raleigh The Railioad Commissioners' Report is about ready to be printed. The work is of such a charactey that it is hard to give it out to the lowest bidder, and it will therefore be printed in Raleigh. It is not yet known what firm will get the work, though it will very probably be given to Barnes. Auditor Ayer says the work will . be done at a saving of several hundred dollars on any price heretofore paid. Auditor Ayer yesterday prepared the contract and bond ($2,000) to be given by Nash Brothers who have been award ed the contract for printing the 121st North Carolina Supreme Court Reports. WILD FIGHT IN AN ENGINE CAB. An Engineer Kills His Drunken Colored Fireman Who Had Attacked Him. Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 19. On a freight train dashing forward over the Louisville & Nashville road at the rate of 80 miles an hour, late last night, two men, one black and crazed by drink, the other white, engaged in a life and death struggle in the cab of the loco motive, which ended in the death oi the negro and the miraculous escaped from the same fate by the white man. When train No. 25, south bound, left here last night at 10:15 p. m., Engineer P. Bishop and. Fireman Wiley Craig, colored, occupied the locomotive cab. When two miles from the city, Bishop told the fireman to stir up the fire. The negro paid no attention to the order and it was repeated. This time he ut tered an oath and springing from his seat, drew a revolver annd fired point blank' at the engineer. The bullet missed him, and the engineer struck the revolver from the negro's hand just as the latter was ahout to fire a second shot Oraig drew a knife and grasping the engineer by the shoulder pulled him from the box and cut him in a dozen places across the breast Bishop had a pistol in his hip pocket, tnt he was held for a time in such a position that he could not reach it. Finally, after a des perate straggle, during which the two men rolled on the floor of the cab. Bishop managed to draw his pistol and fire. The bullet struck the negro in the breast ana penetratea nis neart witnout a groan be full back into the darkness. The train at that time was nearOxmoor There it was halted by the wounded en glneer, who told the crew of his thrill ing encounter, Bishop says his watch chain alone saved him from a fatal blow at the ban's of the negro. Supposed Mall-Box Robber Indicted. Boston, Mus., Nov 18 In the Uni ted States District Court, Judge Aldrich presiding, Indictments were found to day against Mrs. Atwood and W. H Matthews, wno were arrested some time ago for robbing Boston mailboxes. The The pair are alleged to be members of a gang who have been working exten sively In all the larger cities of the oountry. '. FORTY MEN KILLED Rumors of Serious Elec tion Riot. COLOMBIAN REPUBLIC MOST OF THE MEN KILLED WERE POLICEMEN. The Present Government Has Been Ex pecting a Revolution, and 4,000 Colombian Police Have Been Held In Readiness. New York, Nov. 19. -The crew of the steamship Holstein, which has arrived here from Santa Martha, United States of Colombia, and Port of Haiti, reports having heard at Santa Martha a rumor that forty men had been killed at Bogota, the capital of the Colombian republic. They were mainly policemen, the rumor ran, and the election riot in which they fell occurred on November 1. No parti culars were ascertainable. A Presidential election is to take place on December 5, The contest has eugen dertd much bitterness. The present government i as been expecting a revo lution, and the 4,000 Calombian troops l.avo been he d in 'wadiuoas for a possi ble outbreak. Trustee's Sale. To-day at 12 o'clock at the Court House door, the following stock belonging to the firm of W. H. & R. 8. Tucker & Co. was sold by Mr. Gm L Tonnoffski: Six shares of the Raleigh Electric Co. 's stock at $18 per share, bought by Mr. Alf. Thompson; six shares of . Farina Roller Mills Go 's stock at $2(5 per share, bought by Mr. J. A. Mills; three shares of North Carolina Gar Co.'s stock at f 6 per share, bought by Mr. Alf. Thompson; one share of News and Observer Publish ing Co.'s stock for $50, bought by Mr. Jno. 0. Drewry. Temperaltfce Cause. The services in Central Methodist church to-morrow will be devoted to the temperance cause. At 11 o'clock a. m Rev. Mr. Glenn will use for his text "The Sixty Thousand," and in the even ing at 7:30 his theme will be "A Plea for Total Abstinence." The public is cordi ally invited. The First Baptist Church. Rev. J. E. White will fill the pulpit to morrow at tne a irst Baptist cnurcn. The Subject for the morning service will be "Suite Missions," and the subject for the night service will be "Daniel." The public are cordially invited. Football. On Tbanksrivine Day there will be a game of tootbail at Atnietio rart do tween the Shaw University and St, Augustine School teams. ibe game will begin at 3:30 o'clock. Burned With Lye Little Maggie Upchurch daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Upchurch, accidently got hold of a can of lye this morning. She got some of it on her face and is very painfully burned. Christian Church. Sunday school at 9 a. m., Jno. A. Mills, superintendent. Preaching at 11 a. m, and 7:80 p. m., by the pastor. The pub lic cordially invited to atteed. . Thanksgiving Debate. The debate here Thanksgiving even ing at the Academy of Music between the students of Trinity and Wake ForJ est will attract a great many college people. Marriage License. Only one marriage license was issued today by the Register of Deeds, Jacob Evans to Jennie Moring, both colored. A Bungled Execution, Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 19. Albert Frantz. the murderer of Bessie Little, was electrocuted early this morning. Owing to the bad adjustment of the ap paratus, Franta was not killed until the current had been turned on five times. Smoke arose from bis body and tb room was filled with the burning flesh. Franti declared his innooenoa in his labt appeal to the governor. .. GEMERAL NEWS ITEMS. Briefs of Interest From all Sections of the Country. Ada Pinney, seven en years old, wa shot Wednesday evening at her home in Andover, Vt., and so badly injured that she died yesterday. It is alleged that a brother of the girl did the shooting. Toe Lorillard Bresford stable's ches nut gelding, Draco, three years old, ridden by "Tod" Sloane, won the Drake low Selling Stakes of 250 sovereigns at the first day's racing of ihe Derby au tumn meeting yesterday. Gov. Budd, of California, lias re prieved until February 1, 1898, the sen tence of Saltor D. Wordtn, the train wrecker, convicted of the murder ot En gineer Clark, near Washington, Yolo county, during the great railroad strike in 1894. Oapt. Hews, said to be one of the twenty meu who are raising a colony of boomers to take the Wichita Mountain country by storm, announces that he has already enlisted nearly 100 men in Wichita, Kans., and surrounding towns. George and Homer .Brewer, aged seventeen and thirteen, respectively, were drowned at Ortonville, Minn., While skating on Big Stone Lake. One brother broke through the ice and the other was dragged under while trying to save him. A man believed to be Bob Love, who, it is said, is wanted at Indianapolis for murdtr, has been arrested at Los An geles, CaL The letters "R. L." and a star were found tattooed on the prison er's right forearm, answering the description.:- A decision has been handed down by the United States Court af Appeals at 61. Louis to the effect that a white per son adopted into one of the civilized tribes of Indians cannot be restored to American citizenship by . the United States court John Bargess, a youth of nineteen, Wednesday shot and killed George Hart, at Meridian, Mich. Hart, who was en gaged to marry Burgess' sister, disguised himself as a cowboy, and tried to frighten Burgess, who became aDgry and killed the supposed tramp. Tvro policemen have been detailed to guard the residence of P. D. Armour, at Chicago. The reason for the precaution is a rumor from Minneapolis that a spec ular who lost money in wheat has gone insane, and left Minneapolis with the avowed purpose of killing Armour. The State Trade and Labor Associa tions have adopted resolutions at Butte, Mont., condemning the interference of the United States Court with the Chinese boycot there and other boycota else where, on the ground that the boycot of organized labor is a defensive instru ment. Judge Mfd.'.ox, of the Supreme Court of Q ' icuus county , N. Y. , ruled yesterday thnt tie .-November Grand Jury was iiWal'y constituted, aud ordered its dis charge. Tuis jury is the body which, last win k, returned indictments against Mayor Gleason and other officials of Long Islaud City. The police of Chicago are anxiously looking for Ueorgei A. Bergman, a young man jvho was to have been married Wednesday evening, and who cannot now be found. He was to have wedded Miss Margaret Perry, of 143 East Fifty third streot. Foul play is feared, as he had considerable money with him. v Wednesday night, near Bryan, Tex., while gam blitg for pecans, a negro named Gccerol Cheatham was stabbed twice and killdd. Another negro, Tom Sffaat, was arrested fur the crime, and while being conveyed to Millican by a pofse was taken from his guards and strung u pto the limb of a tree. A Deputy Sheriff, a Santa Fe Rail way deputy, and a policeman, while at tempting to arrest a eattle thief in the postoffice at Emporia. Kans., Wednesday evening, were all three disarmed by a sin gle man named Kooben, who escaped. He surprised them while reading a letter by suddenly pulling two revolvers. Received Commission. As stated some days since Mr. Arthur 0. Mitchell had been recom mended by Collector Simmons to fill the vacancy made by death of Dr. Blaoknall, and in accordance therewith he received his commission yesterday as General Storekeeper and Ganger from the Com miuioner. Death of Mr. William B. Rich. Mr. William G. Rich, formerly of West Newton, Mass., and recently superin tendent of the Ashevilltf Wookworklng Company, died is Asheville Thursday morning. v , '
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