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Vol. i.
RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23,1898.
No. 151.
II SORTS OF n
IT MAY BE FATAL
Negro Yates Strikes Mr.
Atkinson.
HOWTHEY REGRETIT
Lucretia Maultsby Is
Free.
1 IS
THE ROAD LEASE
Conditions AH Old Rates
to Stand.
E
T
Petersburg's Chief Wires
An Extension of Life Is
Granted.
for Ardell.
Senator Sent to Meet
Lee.
ATKINSON MAY DIE
BUT HE IS HELD HERE
IS ON STRAW BOND
SPENCER IS HERE
LIVE UNTIL MARCH 26
WANTED
RESPITE
FOR
n
TO MEET AT KEY WEST
THE COMMUNICATION TOO GRAVE FOR
A CIPHER.
Among Offers of Service the South is
Promlnent-To Finish in Haste the
Submarine Torpedo Boat Holland
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Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 23. Senator
Proctor, former secretary of war, has
been iit iby the President to meet
Consul-General Lee on board the Cush
ing at Key West to-day or to-morrow.
Lee's information is (regarded as too
grave to entrust to a, cipher code. Sena
tor Proctor arrived quietly tibia morning.
A special train for Key1 West awaits,
NEW IORPFDO BOAT.
By Telegraph to The Times.
Baltimore, Md., Feb. 23. The Hol
land, a snb-marine torpedo bout being
biiilt here, will be completed tim week
in response to secret orders received
from the government at Washington.
AUTONOMY A FAILURE.
By Telegraph, to The Times.
WtiBhingtoiy 'D. C, Feb. 23. Consul
General Lee has repotted to the Presi
dent tuwt autonomy is a dismal failure.
The roitort which is detailed elaborately,
'shows that iSpnin lias failed utterly in
its efforts to provide a new government,
and that conditions so far as civil gov
ernment are concerned, are even worse
of than when Weyler's potentiality was
the dominating force.
COURT OF INQUIRY. i
By Telegraph to The Times, '
.Havana, Feb. 23. Members of the
Court of Inquiry leave for Key West
Saturday and Loo will probably return
with them. Tho court expects to have
covered half the 'ground of investigation
thus evening.
TO PURCHASE WARSHIPS.
By Telegraph to The Times.
Washington, Feb, 23. Tho Xavy De
partment is looking over the list of war
ships which might possibly be bought
froini various .government with a view
of probably purchasing gome of them in
the event of war emergency.
NEW YORK'S 14,000.
By Telegrapli to The Times.
Alltany, Feb. 23. Major General Roe,
commander of the Nationnll Guard, hud
a long conference with Captain Miller,
con""- .ho Naval Reserve, . who
auife New York for the purpose.
Ho replied that New York could mass
thirteen thousand eight hundred men in
ten hours.
THE TERROR LEAVES.
By Telegraph to The Times.
Norfolk, Va., Feb. 23. The Monitor
Terror left tliis morning for New York.
. THE SOUTH TO THE FRONT.
By TelograiJli to The Times.
WnnlKington, D. C, Feb. 23. The Na
tional Guards recruiting all over the
country wiya that encouraging patriotic
reports are received' from each State,
particularly the South.
WORKING WITH HASTE.
By Telegrapli to The. Times.
New York, Feb. 23. Officer Merritt,
of the Wrecking Company, nid to-day
that the work is being pualiied o8 rapidly
us possible to raise the Maine.
NAVAL MILITIA OUT.
Jacksonville, Flo.,- Feb. 23. Under or
ders from Adjutant General Houston,
the Naval militia of this city will leave
toniorrow on a 'military mission and
will iwococd dowu the coast to locate
signal stations n't available point. The
troops win ilie called for immediate ser
vice. .
COSTA RIOAN WAR.
Coloif, Feb. 23. Tho President of Cosr
iti Mien hug announced (lint war with
Nicaragua is inevitable.
i THE TERROR PREPARING.
Norfolk, Vu, Feb. 23.-Tlie, Terror
couldn't get stores aboard this morning.
It is exported to sail this afternoon.
CUBA GOES OVER A DAY.
Wellington, T. C, Feb. 2.". Allen
Introduced his emiwn investigating coin
niittec resolution consideration. It went
oved till to-morrow. v
WAS FOR A WHILE A FIGHT TO THE
DEATH.
Mr. Atkinson's Skull Was Crushed and
the Negro Has Skipped the County,
Probably to Norfolk.
A telephone message was received at
the Times office today from the home
of Dr. J. J. L. McCulIers, in Swift
Creek township, this county, telling the
story of what came near being a figitt
to the death near there about dark last
night. .
Mr. George W. Atkinson, the Survey
or, was struck on the 'head by the butt
end of a gun, which was thrown by a
desperate negro.
For, some time Mr. Atkinson has bad
the ' negro, Rufus Yates, employed on the
plantation and t'h'earkey lias most of
the time served about the, stables and
farm. Recently there, arose some dis
pute about a settlement, the negro owing
Mr. Atkinson a neat sum of money.
Last night, when Mr. Atkisoii returned
home the uegro was waiting in the yard
to the Atkinson home and had his hand
on an immense gun. The negro at once
engaged Mr, Atkinson in ti dispute over
the settlement, and used some unpleas
ant language, Which Mr. Atkinson resented.;-
.'
As Mr. Atkinson turned to go into the
house the negro gripped his gun by the
barrel and was in the act 'of striking
when Mr. Atkinson sprang toward the
house, placing himself out of reach of
the gun, as held in Yates' hands. The
negro seeing that Mr. Atkinson was
about to eenue threw the gun at his
victim, and by a slight move of his
head, Atkinson's life was saved.
It wan stated here this morning that
Mr. Atkinson's skull was crushed, and
that he would undoubtedly die from the
effects of the blow. This, however, was
denied" over the telephone, and it -was
stated that while the injuries are quite
painful, Dr, McCulIers does not consider
them dangerous.
Mr, Atkinson is well known in Ral
eigh.-'. He is a surveyor by profession,
and was a candidate for county survey
or at the last election.
The latest news from Swift Creek was
received this afternoil," stating that the
negro Kufus Yates has skipped the coun
ty and has probably gone to Norfolk.
The police force here are watching for
him, and the police of Norfolk and
Portsmouth have been wired his descrip
tion, and requested to keep a sharp
lookout for him.
Mr. Atkinson is reporter! this after
noon as resting quietly.
WAS ON THE BATTLESHIP
MAINE.
A gcntloinun passed through our city
Sundiiy night on the vestibule train that
was in the explosion of the battleship
Maine. ,
At this moment the reader is saying to
himself or husrself that this is a lie. lie
was being talked to, of eonse, by a large
crowd, who were anxiously listening to
his talk. One of these gentlemen, is
in our city. While the ex-Maine man
was talking to h audience, some
"doubting Thomas" bantered him to
show his credentials, winch, he deliber
ately did. He eluowed his "sheepskin,"
correctly signed by Cnpt. Sigsbee, and
also a three-years furlough properly
signed. '.- ,
When this was shown, the matter was
ended as to whether lie was telling truth
or not. , He was in the ship at the
time of the explosion, but soon made
his rsenpe. He was returning to his
home in Maryland, He had been
brought directly to Key West after the
explosion. Concord Standard.
MISS ALBRIGHT TO MARRY.
The 'following invitation has been re
ceived: ,
"Mr. and Mr. A. O. Albright request
your presence at the marriage of their
daughter, Berts, to Mr. Junius Brutus
Stroud, Thursday, March tenth, eighteen
hundred and ninety-eight, high noon, at
their home, Albright, North Carolina."
Miss Albright Is pleasantly remember
ed in Raleigh m a student at Pence
I us tit ut a year 'before last. She Hi as
many friends here who extend congratu
lations to Mr. Stroud.
Air. and Mrs. Stroud will be. at home
In Groensltoro after March twenty first,
The regular meeting of Bt. Luke' Cir
cle will be held tomorrow (Thursday)
ufteruoou at 4 o'clock, at St. Luke'
Homo.
HIS TRIAL IS POSTPONED UNTIL
MARCH 4th.
Ardell Claims to Have Wealthy and In
fluential Relatives In New York
City Who Will Back Him.
This morning Chief of Polire Norwood
received front D. Perkinson,' Chief of
Police, of Petersburg, Va the following
telegram:
"If you haven't a clear case against
Hayes, give to us?"
This was seemingly the name by which
Ardell passed in Petersburg, as the de
scriptions tally. But the accused will
be 'held here for the present, as the
case against him is considered to be
clear. : '
This morning on his return from Pine-
hurst. His Honor, Mayor Russ post
poned the preliminary trial to March
4 Hi. The accused was remanded to jail
to await counsel which he claims to have
in New York. He claims, however, to
have wealthy and influential relatives
there, w ho, ho says. Will "stake" him
through his trouble.
Meanwhile Ardell has retained Mr. J,
C. L. Harris as his Raleigh attorney.
RALEIGH MEN SPEAK.
Officers- of Carolina Benevolent Associa
tion lit the Charlotte Meeting,
The Charlotte .News which reached
here this morning contains the following
of interest to our renders:
"At the call of R. A. Orier, president
of the Mecklenburg branch of the
Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance As
sociation, there nsscimblod quite a rep
resentative crowd of Mecklenburg's best
farmers in the court house at noon
to-day. After the routine business
which consisted of electing ioeal officers
for this branch the president announced
that the Carolina Bonevolc-iiit Associa'
troll would ask the attention of the
meeting in. a discussion of its plan, of
business.
"Capt. S. B. Alexander, president of
the association, in a few well timed
remarks explained that after due con
sideration of the plans and purposes
of this proitosed insurance association
that lie had accepted the office of pres
idcut because he regarded the plan as
a stop in tlua eight direction. The
question. Capt. Alexander said had of
ten been asked him why there had iwrt
teen iusurauce companies started in
the South and he had never been able
to answer the question satisfactorily
to himself. This ho said was a home
enterprise, bused upon safe and solvent
plans and proviiled Indemnity to the
pi-ople in a local way and incorporated
some 'needed and oittrae'tive features
which will enable., the people. to insure
them.--eives at nominal cost, and
.hereby .keep tlii money at home.
'V'apt. Alexander was followed by Mr,
J. S. '. (.irpenter, exidniiung the pro
posed plan.
"Cm. S. A. Ashe, -, aeeretary V and
treasurer of the organization in his we
known -' versa tlla style said that while
he was not an exix-rt on the subject of
Insurance, that he was nevertheless
strong believer in -insurance. He had
given this subject careful consideration
before accepting tue .position of soere
tary ml treasurer.
"Hon. B. R. Lacy made n very hairpy
siteei'U in which lie complimented the
people of Mecklenburg aud remaked
that the launching vf this plan of in
surance at this jOace an Washingtou'n
birthday, was significant of success.
Judge James E, Shepherd staited that
he was not here for the purpose of inak
ing a speech; that lie knew very 'little
about Insivrnuco extept in a legal way
But that he was here to ewhwso the
proposed plan. tudgc 'Shepherd became
quite eloquent in his remarks niton old
Mecklenburg and the patriotism of her
people.
"This afternoon the directors met in a
private meeting to deet a chietf uiedi
cal 4'xaminer ond verify the by-lawg of
the association."
RICHEST IN THE STATE.
Buomi Vista Lodge, No. 21, I. O. O
F of this city, 'Is without doubt, the
largest and wwilthiest Irfilge of nny
secret order in North Carolina, It lias
now one hundred and seventy-two mem
bers, ond ownln property aud parapher
nal nioney, etc., about fifteen thou
saud dollars. The lodge is still growing,
end the memlters take pardonable, pride
In, the showing inndo. Thre l-t work
tonlidit, in the 3rd degree, and all mem
bers are requested to be present,
Greensboro Tekgram. , , ,
MR. ALEXANDER ATTEMPTED TO
WITHDRAW THE WARRANT.
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Think Public
: Print Unpleasant The Nurse's '
Opinion Of the Andersons.
Lucretia Maultsby is practically free,
but it is nut because-she is believed in-
lioceut .by her accusers.
The. 1 !u swells, Sawyers and Andersons
little imagined yesterday when they be
gan tin- prosccutiinii of the negro girl
that 'they were to get equal prominence
in the public eye, and not until the mat
ter wnrf the talk of the town was suchi
phase .considered.
The money was recovered, and it was
not found. on. the person of Lucretia, and
die 'had' denied any 'knowledge '.'-of the
theft. She was sent to the station
House', and later to jail to await a pre
liminary trial before the mayor.
This morning Major Alexander, the
Governor's private secretary, visited
Mayor Russ and attempted to withdraw
the wnrraiit, but this, Mayor Russ Would
not permit. :
Later .Mr. 3. C. L. Harris saw the
mayor and Lueretia was brought to the
court room, where she furnished a
straw" bond, and later was liberated.
She will not. go buck to work, for Mr.
and Mik. Anderson, in the first place,
been use? they do not want her service
longer, 'and in the second place, .because
she snys she is too good to work for
anyone who ; will continue to testify
falsely against her. Bcfo're'shc was re
leased from jail slie was asked to te'Il
something about her life, and in answer
to questions, she said neither her father
or mother were living. She lias no
brothers or sisters. She came originally
from Whiteville, and has served Mr. and
Mrs. Anderson as nurse for about six
mouths.
. In -'reference' to Mr. and Mrs. Ander
son, the Governor's guests, Lueretia
spoke coinplimuntnrily of Mrs. Anderson,
but. speaking of "the Andersons," she
stiid. -
"They lives like rich people and acts
tliey's better than other folks. Sorter
uppity and stuck up."
Have they treated you well; was
a kcd. .
"Yes, -'Mrs. Anderson has been all
right to me. I don't know any body in
Raleigh, but them and they haven't sent
nil' no message since I left. 1 am as in
noeent an I can lie."
cent as I can be."
1 'he Andersons, she sniil, apiK-ars
to lie the. best folks at Hub and looks
down on most people, 'They ain't so
much though."
And as she finished tho last words, and
olTiii'r called from the jail door, Lu
cretia Maultsby wanted at Mayor's
Court."
This afternoon she is alone in Ral
eigh, and does not know a single per
son in the city, except those she eon
aiders her enemies "the Andersons.''
POPE LEO ON MARCH 3.
If the Pope lives till March 3 next
he will have occupied St.' Peter's chair
for twenty years. Out of bis 203 pre
decessors only eleven enjoyed a longer
reign than Lih XIII. His 8Sth birthday
falls on the previous day, tut. then? will
be grand oings at the Vatican to eelo'
lte grand doings at the Vatican to cole
grinis being expected.
SENATOR ALLEN'S .'SPEECH."
By Telegraph to The Times.
Washington, Feb, -23'. Senator Allen
attempted to introduce a resolution to
day to have the Senate investigate the
Maino disaster, lie made a strong
speech in support of his resolution
which stirred up war talk. It will go
over until tomorrow, and the Senate will
attempt to prevent debate, ns it is felt
on. both sides that it is now time for
silence.
THE ZOLA TRIAL,
By Telegraph to The Times.
Paris, Feb. 23. Laborie, continued his
plea, Zola saying the Ministers' lied. He
severely denounced high officials for
condemning Dreyfus. There was
great uproar. .
ESTIMATES OF RAILWAYS.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 23. Tho War De
partiuent 'lias on file reports from nil
Southern railways giving estimotes of
the number of men nud quantity of mu
iiitiane of war they could move in a
given time ut abort notice.
AND OTHER SOUTHERN OFFICIALS IN
CONSULTATION.
The Lambs and the Lions Lying Down
Together--The Governor and the
Big Southern Magnates,
Yesterday President Spencer was ut a
station In the Western port of the State
hunting. With him were several of his
Southern railroad associates. This morn
ing his private car and miother private
car quietly rolled under the railroad shed
in Raleigh on the early ninnuig train
from Greensboro.
Hunting was fairly -good up west, but
the game was too small; there was
soma game dowu about Raleigh, that
is much larger and much more desirable,
so the gunning .party of railroad loca
ted their car in Raleigh ivnd by 12
o'clock ito-day had Hushed the Governor
and his counsel and the whole shooting
UKiite'h was .popping away at the Atlan
tic and North Carolina Railroad.
The Southvrn officials had come a
hunting into North Carolina before the
New Railroad Commission reduced pas
senger rata and expected to bring
then down before returning, but the
Comission heard the rustling in the leaves
did their work and tied away out of
reach of the guns for the present at
least, and so the Atlantic and North
Carolina railroad is not yet leased, and
still it. might lie said that it is leased. It
is not. leased, wo the Southern officials
say, unless the. other lease tight is stop
ped, n'd unless the passenger rates' are
restored. It is leased or .practically
lea-ed. provided the tight is stopped and
the rates restored,
The Governor favors the lease, and
is said to favor the conditions proscribed.
The tight be can control, but the new
order of the Railroad Commission is not
so easily' controlled right now. Caldwell
and Pearson are not playing in the Gov
ernor's back yard, and whether tho Gov-
ernor furnishes. counsel or not, it is. said
the new Commissioners" will rely on
public sentiment 'mid the courts to sus
tain the new rates.
This is the story as 'given out. but
there' is another and a brighter story,
backed by fairly reliable gentlemen,
hat the .term have been agreed upon
and the Atlantic and North Carolina
railroad is, or will within a few days
pass into the. hands of the Southern.
DEATH AT PEST HOUSE.
Old Man Harvey Perkins Died Yester
day .'Afternoon. -Harvey
Perkins, the old negro man
who was found on the mad-side about
throe miles from town some days ago,
suffering from a severe '-type of small
pox, died at the pest house to the south
of the city yesterday afternoon shortly
In-fore 4 o'clock. News readt'i'S will re
inoiiilier that Perkins hailed two young
men wlu were. out bicycle Tiding and
told tlicin of the malady, They tit once
ciim-ei '.to the town and reported the fact
to the Board or Health. Dr. F. O.
Haw-ley' went out and examined Per
kins and pronounced the disease small-
pox. J lis o iiignosis ot o case was sub
sequently confirmed' by -Dr. Wvrtbnker,
the Marine Hospital expert.
As ston as Chief Orrr leiu'iiiil of Per
kins' .'death he hutl a grave dug in the
woods lteyoud the iost house where the
body was buried late yesterday after
noon. -
The other crimes at the pest house are
getting along as well as could lte ex-
ivected and 'the physicians think that
they 'will all recover. Charlotte News.
WRECK OF THE ASIA.
By Telegraph to The Times.
Provincotown, Mass., - Feb. 23. The
tug Mercury arrived to-day bringing
news, thiat three men of the crew of the
British isteanier Asia were rerfcued yes
terday, and taken from a piece of wreck
age almost frown. A soon os they
could talk tbey said that the Asia
struck a, great round shoal off Nantucket
during tho gale .Monday. Captain
Dak in, w ife and daughter are supposed
to have perished with 'fourteen of the
crew. .
' SUPREME COURT,
Appeals from the Third district:
Tucker vs, Satterthwaite; argued by
Jones & Boy kin. and W. B. Rodman by
brief for plaintiff; Jarvls und Blow and
Itond and Fleming lor tlie defendant.
McGownn vs. McGowan (2 cases); r
gned by Swift tTttlloway and James E,
Moore by brief for the plaintiff; Bond
ami Fleming and Thos. J, Jar vis for
defendant; . . . .
NEWLY DISCOVERED EVIDENCE THE
CAUSE OF POSTPONEMENT.
Claude Dockery, Esq., Before the Gov
ernor To-day--Say he Don't Ask
Pardon but Commutation.
John Eviiim' life is prolonged. This
morning Mr. Claude llockery. of Rock
ingham, appeared ltcforo the Governor
in Evans' behalf and plead for a not her
respite.
Evans was sentenced to bo hanged
January 2ith. and a few days before tho
execution was to be pulled off Governor
Russell granted a respite of thirty days,
naming the day for the hanging as Sat
urday. February 2Gtli. At the same
time that the mpite was granted a
member of the council of State, gave
out as .official thi 'statement that no
further action would be taken, by the
Governor, if the ieopIe 'of Rockingham
continued in the same frame of mind.
There bad been no notice given concerning-
the Evans hanging until after
this morning's visit of Mr. Dockery.
..Three days from today was set for
the fearful event, ad few' believed any
further action would be taken by Gov
ernor Russell.
This morning at 10 o'clock the re
porter were given the following notice
:it the Executive office.
"John Evans, Thirty Days.
The Respite is granted ltocauso
of a volume of newly discovered
evidence filed and' an inadequate
time to consider it."
The date is set for March 20th.
Mr. Claudius Dockery was seen this
afternoon and aaked what new evidence
had been discovered. This, he said, he
would prefer not to mention ns y"t.
LEE NOT COMING.
Havana. Feb. 23. Lee denies hie? in
tention to leave for Washington.
SECRETARY ALGER BACK.
-Washington, D. C. Feb. 23. Secre
tary Alger returned and took charge of
thenar Jtepartnient to-day.
MARRIED TO-DAY.
Rev. J. L. Foster left on the .11:45
Southern Railway train for Garner
where (this afternoon t 4 o'clock. 3k;
officiated at the mnirriage of two pop
ular young people in that town.
The bridw is Miss Nellie Goodwin,
laughter of Mr. Joe G"dwiu, of Gar
ner, and 'the groom is Mr. William
Sanderfm'd, a popular young business
man. .Mr, ! oister will return to Kareigu
to-morrow -morning.
INSPECTING COAST DEFENSES.
New York. Feb. 23. Major General
Merritt, of the IVpartinent of the East,
left lo-day for the inspection of coast-
lefcnsos of the Atlantic coast south of
New York the route to include Atlanta,
Mobile, Pensacola, Savannah through.
The aides announced that his trip was
the regular annual inspection.
CAUSED- A SENSATION.
-Washington. D, ('.. Feb. 23. General
Merrill's trip South caused something of
i sensation among army officials. They
believe his mission is of far greater im-IKM-lance
than a regular annual instec-
l ion. It is Muted by those in authority,
that work oil Southern fortifications is
not progressing a1 fast as desired.
COME TO STAY."
A. Joke on An A. & M. College Cadet
Last Night, y,
A doughty and gallant young swain of
the A, '& M, College corps while paying
his devoirs la.-t evening to a charming
young woman of this city, and one ot
Raleigh's lsdles, was aroused suddenly
from 'his remarks by n knock at the
door. '..''.;
A' black objtvt appeared there in
charge of 'negro who 'had delivered his
load directed.
The family gathered around to exam
ine what turned out to, lie the young
man's itruuk with a lwili of silHtos on
top. The trunk had on il these words:
"Comiei to stay,"
The yotmg man v ns wroth and con
fused, but Jiko a trit soldier keit com
mand of himself, remembering the
scriptural injunction: "He tlmit con
trollcth bis spirit is greater thani he that
taketh n city."
There was no harm nsmnt and after a
good laugh nil around the young roan re
turned to the college to whip the man
who did it. " " --
Meanwhile tho trunk reftvuius at the.
houue where the young man ffw calling,