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THE TIMES -4 w '..;.... '." "-i." . . IS IN TBI . ; LEAD! . . . . THE TIMES . THE PEOPLE . ... READ! Vol. : RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4, 1897. No. 83. E Meets Next Year at Eliza beth City. ADDRESS ON MISSIONS OR. JOHN C. KILGO ON CHRISTIAN ' EDUCATION. The Educational Committee Recommend An Increase in the Assessment for Trinity College. Conference met at 9:30 o'clock. Re ligious services conducted by Rev. John R. Brooks, D. D. The 20th question was resumed and all the preachers passed examination of character. It was decided to hold the next session of the conference at Elizabeth City. Rev. J. D. Arnold, of the Western North Carolina conference,, was intro duced to the conference." The report of the Colportage commit tee -was read, and Rev. T. J. Cittttis re elected Book Agent. : Rev. J. L. Bruce, Missionary to Brasil. delivered an address on the. mission work in Brazil. - -' - . - Rev. N. M. Journey read the report of tKe joint committee on Finance. To-night the annual Missionary mass meeting will be held, and address.es de livered. To-morrow the Bishop will preach in the morning at Edenton Street Methodist church, and the other.-, pulpits will be filled by able divines. Rev. W. H. Townshend, secretary, read the report of the committee as fol lows: .: -' '' - REPORT OF THE BOARD. Methodism recognizes the fact that Christian education is indispensable in the great movements of the church. Culture and grace combined will raise our humanity to its true dignity and give the ohurch potency over the ad vancing civilization Of the age.- Metho dism had it origin iu a college, and was baotized with divine grace and tnese elements must ever remain as the rigat hand of the church. We are delighted to know that those sentiments are wid ening .'and deepening tlirewshout our Zion. The world is struggling as never beiore for education. The church muBt keep in the van in the revival of learn ing. - As there is confusing In the minds of many as to Christian education, we define it as follow: The aim of Christian education is to force and develop Christian character upon the doctrine and by the methods of Christ. It therefore assumes that the Bible is, a divine revelation of the supreme body of truth, revealing the only true triune God, the origin of all things, the nature of man, the moral condition of human nature, the only method of hu man salvation, and the divine doctrines of social and civil life. Christian edu cation interprets material nature, hu man nature and life by the doctrines of the Bible, and science, literature and philosophy are to be subordinated to the doctrines and aims of the word of God. Christian education places the Bible into the regular course of study as the su premest truth to be taught, not simply as history and literature, but as the only doctrines of human redemption. ' TRINITY COLLEGE. We rejoice to learn that Trinity Col lege is idding new lustre and power to ber name. je la an integral part of Methodism in the State. -This year has been one of marvelous prosperity. There have been improvements in all lines. Her patronage has greatly increased, her curriculum has broadened, her en dowment has 'been enlarged, her grounds faave been beautified, her library has grown, her museum continues to multi ply articles of curiosity and value. In accordance with the conditions ot Mr. Duke's gift'of one hundred thou sand dollars to the endowment fund of the college, the Trustees opened the classes to the admission of women. Dur ing the present year twelve young la dles hsvs been matriculated in the vari ous dosses, and their work Indicates thr wisdom of this new departure. Tbrongh the benefaction of Mr. Duke a building for the ' accommodation of women is about finished. Snecisl Draise is due Miss Anne Roney. of Durham for expending nearly $1,000 , in beautifying the Fa:k. ' Master Angler Duke 'has Honored him self and the college by presenting a handsome telescope to the department of astronomy. .Another chair In English Literature . naa ucen auueu uy iub ueuenceuce ui Mr. B. N. Duke, thus making two full chairs in this department. Besides, he . also presented to the department . of Physics an X Ray. machine. : Many valuable volumes on science have been given 'by that true friend 4Joi. J. . . Csrr. . The alumni are now providing to build the Craven Memorial Hall in memory of its Illustrious founder. The ancceaa of the college gives pro found cratituue. The president and fa culty have justly won our confidence and : support. : - . The 'Board asks the conference to con firm the election of the following trus tees: Revs. G. A. Ogteshy. A. P. Tyer, W. C. Norman. N. M Jtirney and ' Messrs. J. U. Southgate, B, N Duke, and Hon. F, M. Simmons. ','-:.., The Board requests the Bishop to re appoint Dr. J. O. Kilgo president. GREENSBORO FEMALE COLLEGE 'This well known Institution continues her carver of prosperity, Hhe stands now in the" front rank of female col leges in our 'Southland.' Improvement are being niadeiu every department, 0 ! Her library has 5,000 volumes and is growing. The president hopes to have a new Library and Gymnasium build ing by next commencement President Peacock and faculty are prepare to give a very high grade of mental and relig ious training to air their pupils. We commend this institution to all our peo ple. - -,-.:'. . . .f- UTTLETON FEM.ALE COLLEGE. The conference holds a controlling in terest in this noble seat of learning. It is in a prosperous condition, and grows steadily. ; A religious atmosphere per vades her halls. Young ladies are here taught in moral as well as secular duties. ' ' President Rhodes is a born educator, and with his excellent faculty, is doing all that could be expected. We request the. Bishop to reappoint turn president. LOUlSBURlG FEMALE COLLEGE. This college is managed in the inter est, of tho Methodist church, and is on an economical basis, so as to place it with in the reach of all who clem re a good education. Special advantages are- offer ed the daughters of ministers of our church. The president, Mr. M. S. Davis, only asks a trial to test its merits. It is worthy . of ar-large patronage. SCARR1TT BIBLE AND TRAINING SCHOOL. This school is located in Kansas City, Mo., and is designed to equip young ladies as missionaries, nurses, Sunday school teachers, or as christian scholars and workers. . We think it is meeting a Kn.K felt want in church work . The board reoommend that the trus tees of Trinity College establish in Dur ham a fitting school to prepare boys for college. We also recommend that the presiding elder at every quarterly conference re quest the ''-names' and' addresses of all boys and girls that should be in school, and forward the same to Dr. Kilgo. GENERAL BOARD. Your boaird would again recommend the continuance' of the plans of the general board, helieving this plan can be made very helpful in our general educa tional work. . . The board 'asks that Dr. J. C. Kilgo be appointed secretary of the "board. The boaird recommends the continu ance of the assessment of $000 for Paine Institution. The board recommends that $5,000 be raised for the current expenses of Trinity College, and that it be appor tioned as follows: Rn leigh - District , , $005 Durham District ..-.' B38 Fayetteville District . .JS. . . Rockingham District ..... Wilmington District . . . . .. . Newbern District ..... . . ..... Washington District ....... Wrarrenton District -.. ..... . . Elizabeth City District ..... 613 54fl (104 505 570 5C0 That the assessment of $323 for the general board, as provided under para graph 411, be added to the above, to be prorated with it. .-. HIGH SCHOOLS. The nigh schools of Trinity, Burling ton and Jonesboro are doing efficient work and are commended by the board. TRIBUTE TO DR. KILGO. Through the abundant labors of Dr. John C. Kilgo, president of Trinity Col lege, the mercury is" rising In the ther mometer which registers the interest of our people in education. With the same trumpet which pressed the hps of Wes ley, (Joke, Asbury and their succesors to this hour, he has blown bugle blasts from the mountains to the sea summon ing Israel s hosts to a clear perception of the true basis of individual and na tional safety. Obeying the marching orders of his church, her standards in bis keeping have been unsullied; and in the strength of the knowledge of the truth as it is in Jesus Christ, he has heralded the message of the infinite to his own soul with power and with unction as of the Holy One. The spirit of fads endeavor should not be interpreted merely from the stand point of the local, the secular, the civic or of geographical boundaries, but from that wider, more exalted sphere where world problems press for solution and where great principles in their applica tion ,belt not States, but planets. ... Gladdened with the knowledge of the practical unanimity with which he and his words have been received within our bounds, we rejoice in the belief that present visible remits, so suggestive of encouragement and fruitfulness, are but a foregleam of what the near future holds in reservation. ' : ' Let him be assured, if assurance be necessary, of our growing interest in the genius and worth of bis work for Trinity College end his heroic champion- Mhip of truth for truth s sake, of our brotherly .love for nrai, personally and of iur prayers, that the Father may guide him in all- things and vouchsafe unto him all good. i -'--.-,. R. J. MOORMAN, President, W. H. TOWNSEND. Secretary. DR. KILGO'S ADDRESS. President Moorman humorously intro duced Dr. Kilgo by saying that he was sorry (they did not have a more attractive progrnimine--they had a speaker whom nobody knew (laughter), and Who bad spoken little (laughter), but that he hoped the speaker would .be borne with for the sake of the cause he represented (laughter, Dr. Kilgo. with a gravity that tickled the people, said he was glad the brother was growing in the grace of : truth (laughter.) Dr. Kilgo was glad that the report just read set at rest at last what was meant by Christian Education. By the way . of exhortation, he counselled the duty of obedience to the discipline of the church. He came to this conference not to beg a place to work, but at Its solicitation, to do limited work fh any field to which God might call htm. He hod tried to be faithful to the tiurtltu tlon. He had not learned to love North Carolinians, he had loved them through impulse from; the first. Vile was not kite the plaudit of- everybody. He could not afford to have- it -Such a social rrlatinmrtrip meant a compromise of truth, Th) only complaint he had agahist North Carotin was Hs blind-, nefts. He was a grown mnn before he found out tliwt WolTord College was not the largest college in the world. He did not 'hesitate to say that" North Carolina 'had the best opportunity in Southern .Methodism. - He had never seen anything grow more than the faith of the two conferences in christian education, some few to the --' contrary notwithstanding. It took a long time to prove to a blind man that there were stars or to make the dea mute hear the music of the songs.' You need not be afraid that' I will recant or recede from any position that I have ever taken. , I do mot propose to be controlled I by men dominated by political ambition who desire to drag the, noble cause down. . -"' Reaching himself up high, the Doctor shouted: "I repent nothing!" (Amen! Amen!) ; - v v. Coming to bis first proposition, he said education was the function of the family. Woe to that mam who' took the human plan to advance men. He would not go to the scholars and statesmen ot Greece' and Rome, but he would go to Matthew, Mark Luke and John. The speaker there delivered an apostrophe to the family which deeply impressed the audience, which, took in every word now in the deepest silence. The duty with every home was to educate. Dr. Kilgo told, with greav effect, which brought tears, the story of a little bird that ho picked up in Trinity Park, when the mother English sparrow flew into his face for her young; also a story of the love of the eagle for her young there's education born out of nn eagie's heart! If there is. in fidelity to offspring anywhere it was among men. Methodism was born in old Epworth Parsonage; it was the fidelity- of that home to raise the boy who started its life. Where was there ever greater vicarious sacrifice than that on the part of the mother? - The only purpose of a mother was to train a boy how to get along without her. All along this line. Dr. Kilgo had his audience well melted, specially in a parenthetical picture or the child first standing alone to the pride of his moth erthe first glimpse of standing alone in a manhood beset by threatening storm. ' . : He was opposed to compulsory educa tion. It was born of a dead and de bit uched paren ta ge. The saddest pic ture of our country was the degeneracy of parenthood. The exception to-day in . Methodist homes was family prayer. You can't find anywhere in the Bible where the responsibility of education was put any where else than on the family. Jesus Christ was educated by his-mother. No mnn can ever get away from what - 403Jhe believes, and that faith is the basis of higher education. shall tnat raitn.w founded on science or the word of God? Dr. Kilgo was zealous in his delivery, exclaiming now, "the highest product of all truth is faith." And that truth It the basis of fellowship with God. The college that proposes to make the man of the ages, the mnu of God, must have faith as its basis and Ood Almigbty as its end. (Responses of Amen!) An eloquent passage here on the great deeds wrought by the men of raitn in tne world's history. God's best work in man is when he has made a man domi nated by faith in him. Mathematics and Christianity and the other sciences were here antithesized with the faith in Christ with powerful effect, followed after each period with an undertone of "Aniens," over the whole assemblage. The life of Moses was taken as among the highest tvnes of faith with the story of his walk down to the water's edge demanding in faith that the waters make way when he went over with Israel. It was a tri umph of fnith. Dr. Kilgo had every lis tener seemingly perfectly under control, many smiling with moistened eyes. The panorama of the spectacle of the career of Mooes was illumined with the warm est colors at the speaker's command, each sentence being a straight heart shot, the brethren, . breaking out in "Amens" in their sympathy. He was against any education that didn't hold the word of God as the final truth. (Amens from over the church.) The day would come when all this would be over, when he himself would have to - settle with God's truth, and he wouldn't give, this for all philosophy. (Aniens). If you don't want this for your boy, don't send him to Trinity. Wesley snid that "Methodists die well." Isn't Trini ty College good enough for your boy? (Answers of yes, yes). The audience burst into hearty laughter, with eouie applause, when he spoke of the sweet plainness pf Methodism in contradistinc tion to the "chinkamaeutes" of hifalutin religion., : Go out, my brethren of the Gospel, preach Christian Education. He closed with an impassioned plea for the boy to come back home filled with the spirit of the Bible which was at the root of Okrldtian Education. MAYOR'S COURT. J. Swarts Given a Lecture by His Honor, ' In the Mayor's court this morning J. Swarts, the butcher, was charged with breaking the market regulations. Mr. Swarts stated on tne stand that he had first consulted the Market com mittee of the iboard before erecting the sign which caused hls'appearance before the Mayor. The Market committee, Mr. Swarts claimed had granted permission to him and he had Instructed the Keeper of Market after the he obtained their or ders. The Mayor granted Swarts the privilege to pay f 12.23 or forfeit his stall. - (Robert Moore was slso before . the Mayor charged with disorderly conduct nd resisting an officer., The Mayor gave him 20di vacation that lie might help improve the county roads. NEW , CORPORATION. The Secretary of Stale to-day granted letters of incorporation to E. F. Iamh, W. T. Old, W, E. Dunston and O. W. Hallowell to conduct business under the name of the "Richardson Place Com pany "in Elisabeth City, with a capital stock of $5,000, with the privilege to in crease to not more than $25,000. , Tills company . proposes to purchase, .bold real estate by grant, leas or other wise, and .to build factorie and resi dences. - JOHNSON He Was the Oldest En gineer in America. WAS AN ACTIVE MASON RAN THE FIRST TKAIN THAT EVER CAME TO RALEIGH. Universal Regret-Expressed-He Was 85 Years Old and Leaves a Wife and Tbree Widowed Daughters. Mr. Albert Johnson is dead! This morning the news spread over the city that this good old man had passed away shortly after 9 o'clock. He was one of the oldest, probably the oldest citizens of Raleigh and was loved by thousands iu and out of the city, by rich nnd poor, high and low, old and young. In 18!!fl Mr. Johnson first came to Ral eigh, but left in a year or so to return again in 1842 on the first railroad engine that entered our city's limits. He at once entered the service of the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad and ran the fa mous engine, known as the "Tornado" which has -since been a cuiiou exnibit it all over- the country. Mr. Johnson was in the service of the Raleigh and Gaston and Seaboard Air-Line for over 50 years and when he was retired was placed on a pension by the Railroad company. .Mr. Johnson was an acting member of Hirum Lodge, No. 40 and was a Cainellite. He had never connected him self with any church in this city, but was a faithful Christian and yielded a great influence for. good, among those with whom he was associated. Among all classes, this morning, sym pathy was expressed for his wife and children and many were the kind words spoken on the street corners, where lit tle group gathered to talk .'about this good old man. At the time of his re tirement from active work, as an engi neer : Mr. Johnson was the oldest and among the ablest of Engineers of Amer ica, always holding the confidence of his employers and the public. Seldom is a community saddened as deeply as the entire city is to-day over the death of this popular gentleman. . Mr. '--.Johnson leave a wife,- aged 83 years, -and "three ehiWren, nil widows, Mrs. W. R. Richardson, Mrs. Pattie Andrews and Mrs. Bellamy all of whom reside in this city. Among his grandchildren several arc in Atlanta, nnd -in Washington City. Mis Lizzie Bellamy, of this city, who teaches in the public sehooln, Mrs. H. H. Crocker and Mr. Walter Richardson, a telegraph operator iu the service of the Western Uiiion Telegraph Company. The funeral service will he held to morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock from the First Baptist church and Mr. Johnson will be buried with Masonic Honors. The pall-benrers named are as follows: B. R. Lacy, J. A. Briggs, R. H. Brad ley, W. S. Primrose, Charles Klupper berg, Jovas Mathews, J. F. Cuthrell, W. T. Harden. Rev. A. M. Simms, pnsror of the Tab ernacle 'Baptist church and a prominent member of the same Lodge, will offi ciate. After the services in the church the remains will be conveyed to Oakwood Cemetery where the Interment will take place. . i ATTENTION MASONS. ' Hiram Lodge, No. 40, A. F. and A. M., will meet in special session to-morrow (Sunday) afternoon at 2:30 o'clock to attend the funeral of our brother, Mr. Albert Johnson. AH members are earn estly requested to be present and mem bers of William G. Hill and visiting brothers are invited to attend. E. B. THOMAS, Secretary. THE SNOW KEEPS 'EM QUIET. Prague, Dec. 4. The heavy snow storm wuleh has 'been continuous since last night, has assinted in keeping the people quiet. The streets, safes ami the theatres are almost deertcd. No adver tisements appear In the newspapers; trade lis at a standstill and it is feared that there will be many failures owing to the losaes from rioting. Much in humanity and brutality were exhibited during the disturbances. The wiiidowg of a ftulden's hospital were smashed ex posing the inmates to the bitter cow and other hospitals shared similar treat ment. Smaller riots are reported' from Ohrudim, Schlnn, Uablonz, Tetsehen and Machod, all Bohemian towns. DESTROYED BY FIRE. - Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. 4. Yesterday afternoon the Tennessee Medical College was destroyed by fire. The college was one of the best institutions in the south and in well attvndvd. The building cost $25,000, and was comparatively new. The owners gay the contents were worth $12,000; insurance, $10,000. . j, WELL,. II A RDLY. Madrid, Dec. 4. The newspapers pub lish the following which Is much com mented upon: "Capt. General Blanco has cabled the government, that, knowing that Gen Correa, Minister of War, is opposed to sending further re-lnforcements, he has studied the means of creating a volun teer corps M whites and negroes who would Teplyti the guerilla tactics of the 'rebels by similar war-fare; but he would need for this undertaging 4,000,000 pesetas monthly. He is convinced that by making uch a pecuniary effort Cuba except In the ' eastern part, would be pacified by June next, when the local government could finish the. war. , ; A FINE MUSICAL CONCERT, i The Frances Hughes Company to Appear for a Worthy Cause. On Wednesday night Raleigh's music lovers will be given a rare treat by the Frances Hughes Concert Company, which is one of the leading high class musical organizations of the country. This company is composed of artists and the press notices given in other cities are all complimentary. The ladies of the First Presbyterian church have urged the Frances Hughes Company to appear here one night, and a largo audience will be present not only to hear the deserved treat, but to aid a worthy cause to which a part of the proceeds will be given. To show the high class of music ren dered we print below the programme for Wednesday evening: Piano Polacca Erilliante (Bohm) Miss Bessie Godfrey. Soprano Solo May Morning (Denza) Miss Genevieve Lester. Cello Concerto No. 2. (Golterinann) Mcj. Corry Appy. Baritone Solo Toreador Love Song (Corichois) Mr. G. Rawson-Wade. Harp Fantasie (Parish- A 1 v-a s s) Miss Frances Hughes. Quartette "Harp of the WTinds" (Wade-Abt 'Miss Lester, Hughes, Appy and Mr. Rawson-Wade. : 'Cello-v"Gavotte" (Popper) Mej. Corry Appy. Soprano Solo "Lady Mine." (Haw ley) Miss Lester. Duo-'Cello and Harp Berceuse (Ober tlnir) Misses Hughes and Appy. Ensemble Terzetto from "Attila" (Wade Verdi) Misses Lester, Hughes Appy and Mr. Rawson-Wade. THE "HEART OF CUBA." T-he'Merrymakers Will Give Their Last Performance To-Night. : The Merrymakers promise the public a splendid production to-night. They will present their masterpiece "The Heart of Cuba. : An immense amount of hand some scenery will be brought into use and the play is said to obtain N.. .... and the play is said to abound in many stirring situations. In view of the struggle now going on in Cuba, those plays will have an especial interest to our people, and the hall will no doubt be packed. Lait night they gave a clever produc tion of that laughable farce comedy, Finnegan's. Fortune, and kept the house in a roar of laughter. The specialties are good and the show deserves good houses. -'. ATTACKED Jiv AN INSANE. IT AL- IAN. ' Virginia, Minn., Dec. 4. Drs. Corry and Miller, of the local hospital, had n desperate encounter with an insane Ital ian wno attacked tnem with a razor. Dr. Corry received wounds which will disfigure hira for life. Dr. Miller came to his assistance and the maniac imme diately went at him, cutting his throat from the middle of his neck to his ear. but luckily did not sever the jugular vein. After this the maniac run out and at tacked the hostler, Nelson, inflicting a slight wound in the leg. Chief of Police Bella nger appeared at this time, and presenting a revolver, ordered 'the Ital ian to drop the razor which he did after attempting to cut him own throat. Dr. Miller is in a critical condition. COLD TIMES IN NEBRASKA. Omaha, Neb., Dee. 4. Snow has fallen in Nebraska continuously for twenty- four hours and in some parts of the State it continues. At Omaha the fall a mounts to about eight Inches and in the northern part of the State it is much heavier. Hartiugton reports sixteen menes and stiu mums, llie snow is' general in Western Iowa and South Dakota. The storm has stopped the gathering of corn, with fully a fifth of Nebraska's big crop yet in the field. The movement of trains is greatly ham pered and the wind, which is rising to night, may cause troublesome drifts. CAUSE UNKNOWN. Cold Springs, N. Y., Dec. 4. The sixth nnd last session of the coroner's in quest to inquire into the cause of the death of nineteen person who were in the New York Central accident nt Gar risons, was held at the town hall in this village last night. The jury reached a verdict that the cause of the accident is unknown. TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS. Lacrosse, Wis., Dec.3. The old "Brick Pomeroy" block, snd the McMillan Op era House block, were destroyed by fire about midnight last night. The los will exceed $200,000, largely covered by insurance. Six firemen were injured, three seriously. an francmeo, vah, Dec. 3. Peter Jackson and Jim Jeffries have Agreed to fight twenty rounds before the Occident al Club at the Mechanics Pavilion, early in February, for 75 per cent of the re ceipts. Margate, England, Dec. 3. The volun teer life boat belonging to this place, capsized this morning off Nayland Rock Of the fourteen men comprising her crew, ten were drowned. The Margate life boat when the accident occurred. was on her way to rescue the crew of a large vessel supposed to be the Fer- sion Empire. The life boat was about two miles off shore when she was over turned. New York, Dec. 3. E. B. Cooms and George II. Nason, coroners of King's county, were to-day Indicted by the grand jury In Brooklyn on the charge of presenting fraudulent bills against the city. The amount of bills is $1,088 They were also charged with grand lar ceny for obtaining this money. SENATOR IIANNA IMPROVES. Cleveland, O., Doc . Senator M. A, Hsnns continues to impo but esys that he does not know when be will be able to be out. nis return to Wt : ton la Itvleflnile." " D. A, ' Pierce, of Maxton, returned to. the city yesterday evening, ,tnd will ccpt a position a watch-matter with T, W. Blake. ; ; - WILSONS ON TRIAL Able Argument Before the Supreme Court. BOTH CASES AT ONCE THE SPEECHES ARE MADE BEFORE THE FULL COURT. Judge Avery and Judge Whltaker Open ing the Dlseusslon-Hearing Before the Court Was Finished To-Day. This morning has been an interesting one in the Supreme court. The cases of Caldwell vs. Wilson and Pearson vs. Wilson have been argued before the court, all ' members being present, Such able counsel is seldom gathered : before the suni bar, and surely it is an unusual occurrence when cases are so ably argued. v. Mr. R. O. Burton opened the argument and spoke at length, being answered by ex-Judge A. C. Avery. Judge Avery was followed by ex Judge Spier WMtaker, who ably dis cussed the right of trial by jury. His speech was well delivered and covered every point,. Judge Avery again appeared before court, taking up the points of Judge Whiraker and answering the speeches of both Mr. Burton and Mr. Whitaker. Following Judge Avery, Mr. J. G. Shaw spoke and his speech occupied ivbout an hour's time. He was followed by Judge McRae, The- court room has been the scene to-day of a gatheriug ot a distinguished audience. . Many of the most prominent atorneys of this and otilier cities were present. There have been no cross-fireings or questions asked on the part of the coun sel or of the court, and for this reason there)- is no way by which the decision of the court can be guessed at with good grounds. 'Ine, opinion of many eminent lawyers lias 'been asked and those who are not connected on either side as counsel be lieve the lower courts will be sustained. OTHER HEARINGS TO-DAY, Cases in the Tenth district; ; Presnell vs. Garrison, argued by Erwiu for plaintiff and Avery for defendant. Garrison vs. Bankership sulimit,ted on briefs by. Perkins, Avery and Erwin rep resenting the various panics. Caldwell vs. llson, argued by Judge A. O. Avery, W. J. Montgomery, Arm field and Turner and A. D. Cowles for laintiff and R. O. Burton, J. D. Shaw, I'. N. Hill, Armistend Burwcll, J. C. L. Harris and J. G. Bynum for defendant. Pearson vs. Otho Wilson, argued by Avery,-. McRae and Day for plaintiff. Burton, hitaker and Harris for de fendant. MAY EXTEND THE TIME. Washington, I). C, Dec. 3. The hear ing given by the Inter-State Commerce Commission on the question of extending the time within -which the railroads of the country may comply with the pro visions ot the car Coupler and train brake act, was concluded at noon to day. The Commission intends to take some supplemental testimony under oath before coining to a decision. There seems to be no doubt whatever that an extension will be granted and that the extension will le general in its charac ter, the hearing ''-having demonstrated that any discrimination would fall as heavily on roads which have complied with the law as on those which have thus far disregarded it. The general impression liinong both the railroad men and the llor leaders who were in at tendance on "the hearing is that the ex tension granted by the Comntission will be a compromise.'-, the railroad (repre sentatives asked for live years with the condition Clint one-fifth of the unequip ped rolling stock of each company should be eqnipited each year and the repre- scnturives of the railroad organizations protested against an extension in excess of one year. Three years is generally believed to lie the maximum extenion which 'the Commission will grant. The Commission is evidently in great doubt as to its ability to compose conditions on ar, extension and it may be that it will grant but a year's extension at a time with the understanding that against those roads which do not com plete the yearly portion of their equip ment during that period the law shall tKH-onie operative. THE CHILDREN SAFE. The Little Ganeys Rturn to Work in Raleigh. Wednesday when Sheriff Ellington, of Johnston county took little Maitha and Ida Ganey to Smithfield for trial for larceny, he did not know whether there were really any grounds for the charge or not, but he clearly showed his sym pathy for the little women and believed iu their Innocence. It now conies to light that the charge was trumped up by a man named Sasser and that the two children were perfectly innocent. The Mayor of Smithfield treated them kindly and relieved them of their troubles. ; ' - -- They were brought back to Raleigh to day snd little Ida is staying With Mrs. Welsh, a kind lady who lives near the Union Depot and Martha is being cared for at the home of Mr. Fenner McDow ell. ,',' ' - : , - - ' ? They are deserving little ones and their desire to work shows how truly awful their home Jtfe must be with a cruel drunken father. .