North Carolina Newspapers

THE TIMES Prints the News Nothing but the News. THE TIMES Knows All Alike Wishes to Please Its Readers. Vol.!. RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 1, 1898. No. 156. mtmm. REASON FO Ships Have Not Enough Ammunition. REPORT MARCH 20TH NAVAL COURT OF INQUIRY RESUMED HEARING AT KEY WEST. Report Will Indicate Disaster Not From Accident, but Will Not Show the Spanish to Have Plotted. By. Telegraph to The Timed. ' " Washington, D. C March 1. All the Departments and Congress Jiave settled down to wait, quietly, until after the middle of the month, for further devel opments. Tliese two facts are regarded ns certain. There will be no report until after March twentieth, and the second report will Indicate that the disaster was not an accident. This does not -mean it will show it to lie a pi t of the Spanish. The reason for tiw delay is this' the battleships haven' enough ain Hiii:ii,,on. THE TIME) HAS EXPIRED.'.-: Rut McKinley Dirt Niat Know Then thai Such Relations Would Exist. Ry Telegraph to The '1 hue. New York, March. 1. The Evening Journal's Washington special pays the lime allowed by MeKinley's ultimatum to Spain for ending the war' wHfii Cuba expired at midnight According to the terms in a note transmitted to thei Span ish government through Minister Wood ford, Spain was to make ft success of au tonomy with Cuba liefore March first, r the United States would intervene. Autonomy accordingly ordered and Gen. Leo says it is a hideous failure. Cuba js not pacified. The United States must intervene. It is known here that for some time representatives of Spain hov mnde every effort to secure au extension of -two moutJwi. They Qiave chmned that if the day of accounting could 'be put off until beginning of tihe rainy season au lonfflnyrM nba TfmiJH become ft fact. The admiuistration officials admit the time allowed far Spain's closing the' war has ended Ibnt refuse to divulge the President's attitude on the subject. SPAIN IS ANXIOUS. Washington and .New York Correspon dents 'Sending Out Sensational" Gos--: sip.. By TelegrapH to The Times, ':.; 'Madrid, March 1. There is now great er nnxlety visible regarding the verdict of the United States Naval Court of Inquiry into the loss of the Maine than was apparent a week ego. A constant rumor of possible hostilities are hiarasB ing and weakeniug the government and also trying the patience of the "Jingo papers" which publish exhaustive des patches from New York and Wash ington, to the effect that the relations between United States, Cuba and Spain arc hourly becoming more e trained and attributing to McKinley a series of antl Spamsh dclalrtitiorils. Admiral Bem mejo Minister of Marine is actively Kecking the best means to procure addi tional war ships. PROCTOR SEES BLANCO. Will Visit the Cuban Produces With Clara Barton's Manager. , By Telegraph to The Times. Havana, Mart 1. JL strong breeze is blowing to-uay and active preparations continue for the public welcoming of Visseayu. Senator Proctor, after a visit to Gen.' Blanco to-day will take a trip over Provinces, probably first going to Pinar leil liun 'He will accompany Clara Barton's business manager. The steamer Montevideo sailed last night "with five iwmdred soldiers on board. Some 'invalidated, others time expired. 'No wrd from the divers thus far to day of any work of importance. THE COURT OF INQUIRY. V ! Most of the Officers Heportcd for Re , examination To-day. By Telegraph to The Times! Key West, Marabi 1. The second day's session of the United States , Naval Court of Inquiry Into the loss of the Mtne began in the United State court ' shortly before ten o'clock this morning. Most of the offi cers examined yesterday reported . for reexamination having been notified that they might be recalled. The court sat In 'M private room of Judge Locke. , CUXET MEETING. By Telegraph to The Times. , Wurtiington, March 1. The Cabinet meeting is the centra of interest . It seemed after -tlio meeting that the in demnity plan is losing favo. - . " . : .,. WILL SPEAK NO MORE. By Telegraph to The Times. Washington, March L The govern ment officers aire not going to speak fur ther in regard to the sinking of the Maine until the official report is given OUt. ; U. S. BUYING WARSHIPS, London, March 1. It is reported hero that an agent of the United States lhas almost completed ajTangements for the purchase 'of two warships. No details as to purchase are given. V - PREPARATION'S FORi WAR. By -Telegraph tor The Times. Cleveland, O., March 1. The Otis Steel Co., has received instructions from Washington to construct four gun car- riabges. These are to furnish mounts for the big battleship guns. The Rhodes and Be'idler Coal Co., fiias contracted to furnish three hundred thousand tone of coal for immediate shipment to Florida. Dr. Gatlhig's big coast defence gun will ha removed from the Cleveland City Forge and Iron 'Works to the Oti Steel Works to-morrow and in two weeks will -be sent to Washington to be rifled. i,A CHAMPAGNE'S HOODOOS. By Telegraph to The Times. Portland Maine, March 1. The train with La Champagne's- passengers is three hours behind time. It. will; arrive in New York this evening. LOST IN THE GALE. By Telegraph to The Times. Adelaide So. Aub., March 1. During a gale wave swept second officer anw fif teen sailors of the French gun boat over board.. ,"' ' INJURED BY TROLLEY CAR. By Telegraph to "The Time. New York, March 1. Jennie Reed and six children attending her private school were knocked out of a wagon by a trolley car to-day oil receiving severe injuries. ; " inju GUN BOAT SUNK. By Telegraph to The Times. Sydney, An,, March 1. During a Imr- ricano the French gun boat "Loyalty" was sunk. New Caledonia was' dcTS-. fated. MARTIN TO TESTIFY TO-DAY. By Telegraph to The Times. Wllkesbarre, March 1. Sheriff Mar tin will testify for the defence late this afternoon. V -' ' " : CUTTING PASSENGER RATES. Fifty Per Cent Cut by Northern Pac'.fio to Meet Canadian Competition.! By Telegraph to The Times. Chicago, March 1. The Northern Pa cific and tha Great Northwestern Rail way made a fifty per cent cut iu their rates to the 'Northwest this morning to meet Canadian competition. TO RKTUilN TO HAVANA. By Telegraph to The Times. Havana, March 1. A Naval official said the onrt of Inquiry would return to Havana on the "Murblehead" or "Nash ville" istead of the Const Survey boat, "Bache." COAL MEN STRIKE. By Telegraph to The Times. Columbus, March 1. President Far mer of the Ohio Miners Organization says strike of the Ohio miners is apt to be first and seemls inevitable. The Ohio operators have decided they cannot pay the same wages a are paid 'by Western Pennsylvania have ordered the Chicago conference to refuse to sign scale. The men will insist A TERRIFIC COLLISION. " Conductor McNeill Knocked Sense ; ' less. .' ' . (Fnyetteville Observer.) ''y. ' - . Yesterday morniug at 12:25 o'clock the people in the neighborhood of the A. O, Lv coal schutte wero awakened by a tremendous crash, as were also many people in different parts of the city. It wn the coming together of two sections of the local freight train, which bad parted company somewhere between here and Hope Mills. There Is a down grade coming thk way for several miles from the point 6f collisiou, and It W sup posed from the great speed of the de tached cars, "four in mimlier, that they had been running wild for almost if not fully tills distance. When the crash came, Conductor J. ft. McNeill, of this city, who was stand ing in his cnbooofte, was hurled violent ly against the side of the car head fore most and knocked senseless. It was several hours before he recovered con aciousness and gravo fear were enter tained for his life. We learned from his physician this afternoon, however, that all danger is past find ho will re cover. . , - '" One freight car was smashed to pieces and several others more or less wrecked. i TO FIGHT FOR GLORY Services Tendered to the Governor. PATRIOTIC LETTERS CAPT. J. W. ST. JOHN, OF WILMINGTON, TO THE FRONT. Col. Geo. H. Hill, of Charlottesville, Va Formerly of Wilmington, Wishes ! : to Serve North Carolina. "It is sweet and hoiiorable'to die for one's country." .Patriots are now tiling letters with the Governor tendering their services to the State and nation in case of war between ithe tnited States and Spain. Whether these letters were attracted ly the late private secretary's title or by the recent appearance of a Fort's Chaplain i unknown but this morning they came on every train and among Ahem was a letter with a patriotic call for glory from Mr. George H. Hill, of Charlottesville, Va.. an old school fellow of Governor Russell. He writes tender ing his ftPTVices and speaks in glowing terms of his record during the war as Colonel 'of an Artillery Battallion. The following letter yem ah among the nminber: Wilmington. X. C, Feb. 27, 1S08. To His ExcellewT. Hon..'Iaiiicl Russell. Ral?ighNN. C: Honoraiblc Sji-; I desire to offer you my services in case- the National Guard of this State are needed. I have had considerable experience as you will see by my record which is a follows "'.Enlisted as private 33rd seperate Co. New York National Guard, 1879.; 2nd Lieut., March, 188S; 1st Lieut., April, 1MH); Catain, July, 1892: llan. Vis charge, Srptemiier, 189ti. I ami well posted and up-to-date in the latest anny tactics and manual of amis and fenl competent to command a Battalion and would esteem it an honor to receive a, conunfaf?ion frvvin you. I think you will renreinber me as I first, had tfie Ifcnmire: of iiieeting you iu the Republican Headquarters the night you was elected and also called on you in Raleiiilh Inst winter.- I can funi ish yon with the best of reference from New York shi.uld you desire it. ' Hoping to lie favored with n reply and with regards, I fl'iii : Rwiiect fully yiur(, J. W. ST. JOHN, Late Captian Mrd Sep. iCo. N. (i. N. Y. DID NOT BEGIN TO-DAY. : 2TiO I'erson Pay the. New $1.00 Tax to Health Officer Sales. The City Gnrlmpe Wagons will not begin their tour of the -ity until March 15lh though there is a potwibiblity of their beginning work on the 10th inst. . City Health ( If t'u-er Sale to-day re ceived a letter, from the manufacturers of. the air-tight barrells. Haying that 2.") barrells proveu to be faulty and that it would piwbably lie the 15lh iiwt.,. before the new oues.conM reach Raleigi. The wagons, drivers and other vo cessary ; paraph ennlia were ready to begin work to-day. Over 230 citizens filed into the mayor's office this morning and paid the required $1.00 tax that the city might conduct this new 'work which Is to lie a great blessing to the whole of Ralciglh Tbe citizens need not be disappointed. It is no fault of Mr. Sales that work was not begun to-day ant) a soon us possible he will have the garbage wagon on their rounds doing active work. : READY TO FIGHT. Col. W , II. S. Buxgwyn Tenders His Service to the State. The anti-Spanish sentiment iu this State is certainly strong, and the war feeling runs high. Ex-Judge Phillips of Tarboro, Bays that is the case in his section, ; and that volunteers in almost any number can be raised in North Carolina; Colonel, William H, S. Burgwyn has written Gov. Russell the following letter, which has the true American ring about It In view of the possible dectamtlon of war between this country awl Spain, and a call uinm you by the 'President to furnish North Carolina's quota of troops for that purpose, 1 have 4hc honor to tender you my services to raise a-reg' intent of infantry, composed of thto sons of Confederate soldiers, to serve iu that war." Co!. Burgwyn was in the civil war, and aftcrwortli commanded the widely known Fifth lU'giment, National Guard of Maryland. Ex-Adjutant Gen era! James D. Glenn, now on the retired list, offers his services to the Governor; in any capacity. ' . , .: A telephone message, from Selina re- telved ,t tlw- Times office, this aftir- noon could give no further news concern' ing the reported small pox rases. ( NO REQUISITION YET. James C. Langdon in Norfolk Still Awaiting the Papers. , Everyone is anxious for James C. Langdon to be brought to Raleigh at once. He lis wanted in about ten towns and for about 30 forgeries. i Saturday the Governor of Virginia received the request of Governor Russell fot requisition for Langdon and has held th matter up for some reason unknown to the authorities here. .this morning Chief of Police Norwood received a. dispatch from Officer Hayncs, who was sent to Portsmouth to bring Langdon back, stating that no pa pers Jwul as yet been received. A tele gram was to-day sent the Governor of A frgiuia requesting him to approve the requisition papers as soon as possible. Langdon may not arrive in Raleigh before Saturday. : . TO BUliJ AT ONCE. All Occupants Moving From the Tucker Building. This morning the office furniture and all papers, were moved from the office of Mr. W. R, Tucker and the other occu pants of the Tucker huilding on Fav- ettcvillo street near Martin began mov- The Seaboard Air Liue's office will be moved this .afternoon and. t-niorrow mbi-uing they w-Ul ibegin their labors 'a- gam at. their old stand in the Yarborough Building, where Messi-s. Leard. Smith and Gnttis will be ready to serve their patrons. : O. N. Walters' Tailoring -Establish- men' was to-day moved to the store for merly occupied by It, A. Wliitc, the grocer. - . .-".' Tile; Avork of destroying the nreseiit building will begin this week and bv July 1st the new two story building will be completed. : : Tim new biulding is to have a. ""store and office on the first tloor and several offices on the second floor. PAID IN TO-DAY. Insurance Licenses and Taxes for tin Month of February. Tuc Secretary of State, Dr. Cyrus Thompson this nioming delivered to State Ti-easurer Worth $17,049.48 as tin.- amount paid into his hands by the luwranee- Companies -doing briiij"s in North Carolina. '" This is the best season of the year for insurance licenses and taxes and the amount paid over this morning is above the average monthly payment. During last year ahout $90,000 was re ceived from thes sources and the report ior tne month of February did not reach the figures of to-day by several": thou sand dollars. JR. U. U. A. Al. Regular meeting of the Raleigh Coun cil. No. Jr. O. t. A 7:-".0 o'clock. Report of rpresentativcs to State Council, and other ' important business. Every memlier urged to be pre sent. ... CHURCH ORGAN RECITAL. To-morrow Evening's Programme at the First. Baptist Church. This evening there will be an organ recital at the First Baptist church and music lovers are promised a rare tre.it. There is no admission charge but a collection, will be taken fur the improve- iiH-iit society. The recital begins pYomptlv at eight o'clock and the; following progra mine will be rendered: PART I. 1. Voluntary. 2. Prayer ...... ........ .Dr. Carter. 3. Ononis The Belfry Tower-(Had- 4. Solo The HeaTerdy Song (Grey). Miss Mary MacKay. 5. Duet Peace to this Dwelling (Smith) Miss Nowell, Mr. Newcombe. 0. Organ Solo Offectorie in a Major (BatiBte)-Miss Lula Holdcn. 7. Solo I Know ;That My Redeemer Livcth ("Messia") Mi-s. D. S. Hamil ton. ' PART II. 1. Quartet Come unto Me W. F. Strohg)j-Mises Siiuison, Nowell, Messrs Newxmhe and Boykin. : 2. Sojo His Loving Kindness (A. F. Lowd) Mr. Edward II, Baker. 3. Orgaw Solo-Oh Holy Night (Dud ley Buck) Mr. Sam Parrish. 4. Jndlth(J. Concoue) Mrs. G. W. Bryant, .'. 5. Offertory (a) communion in F,; (b) nffotor' 'n B (Batiste.) 0. elo-elected. 0. 8olo-elected Mrs. W. H. Stone, Jr.' v.-;1.' .-' 7. Chorus King of Kings (Simper), The Illinois State Register publishes a igwod picture of Mr. S. K. Strothcr, editor of the Taylorsvlllo Oourier. Mr. Strotliw k a RaieWrh boy, related to S. V. House. J. 8... Wynne. Wmi. Wynne and others. Vie is a true son of the Old NoHfi State who winning success In his new home. I : LOCAL NEWS ITEMS Important Happenings in and about the City. FOR BUSY READERS INTERESTING EVENTS OF TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW. What is Heard on the Streeets and Jotted Down in Our Note-BooK-Pcr-sonal and Otherwise. Dr. Abbott has gone to Baltimore on a business trip. : - Judge Armistead Burwell is at the Yarborough. Mr. O. H. Dockery, Jr..' returned this ;no ling fioru Rockingham. Miss Ell Greene, of Wilson, is visiting JJiss Ell Kirby at the State Hospital. .Solicitor E. W. Pou is in Raleigh to day. Mr. W. 1'. Rose, of Wilson, is reg istered at the Yarborough. Mr. Kope Elias is iin the city. He is just recovering from an injury to his foot sustained from a falling horse. Mr. J. C, Heimier left for Wilming ton this morning to visit his father, Mr. J. C. Heimier, who is critically ill. Mr. Sherwood Higgs left last night for New York to buy a second supply of spring stock, Marshall H. C. Dockery returned this morning from Rockinghanl, where ha spent Sunday, : (Air. H. T. Brimley left this morning for Newbem to look out for new exhibits for the State Museum. Next Sunday .night the H'unvv Mi?ion ary Society will hold a nieet'n; in the First Presbyterian church. : Kope Elias,' Esq.; of Macon couuty, who has been here several days left this morniug for the Newberu Fair, Dr. Cyrus Thompson, Secretary of State, left to-day for Newberu, vtiliew he will deliver an address during the week. ' : ' - . Slate G!ii)gist J. A. Holmes washer to-day. He left at 11:45 for Newborn to attend the Foresters Awsociatiou in that city to-morrow. Until Friday a siiecial train on the Atlantic audi North Carolina Railroad will leave Goldsboro for Newbem every morning at 8 o'clock. Miss Cannon, of Concord, passed here yesterday on her way home. She lias been visiting Miss Mattie Lee at Golds lioro. Miss Henrietta I lastings, of Massa chusetts, who ihas been at. the Yarbo rough, the guest of Mrs, Philip Williams Avirett, left this morning for Kittrells. Prof. W. L. Potent, of Wake Forest College, is in the city. He read an able paper before the Monday Even ing Club at Mrs. Ilolleman's last night. Saturday night Hornbuckle's grocery store was entered and $23 worth of gro ( erics were stolen. No clew has as yet been found. The Itewcuo Circle of King's Daughters meets at Mrs. James McKimmous' this (Titesday) afternoon, March ll, at 4:30 o'oclock. The State Auditor to-day issued the first of the fiscal year's quarterly iay incuts to the University and a warrant was given to Mr. R. H. Battle, Secre-t-iry for $1,250. Mr. William Mcl. Yates, of Chatham county, and Miss Maggie Barbee, daugh ter of Couuty Commissioner Barbee, were united in marriage at the liome of the bride's parents near Morrisville Sunday. Rev. O. L. Stringficld, of Raleigh, filled. the pulpit at the Baptist church in High Point Sunday: morning and night. He preached two excellent ser mons. Greensboro Telegram. Secretary. Ramsey, of thi Agricultur al Department loft to-day for Washing ton to attend the National Pure Food and lntf iCunirrcfM na n. 'ivnt-iflnittiv. ofyrne North Carolina Agricultural Ex periment Station, In the-'Ma,V(i's court this morning D. C. Mangum w'us.. fined $25 for disorderly conduct and the Mayor is considering the matter of sending him to court. Last night while on spree 'Mr. (Mangum raided the house of Dave Thompson, a respectable colored man. The telephone line which now connect fUlleigh with iSclmiu Sniithfield, Duun, Pine lvel, imd olher points .'in JoliMon, Hairnet t and Wake counties, will in a few days be .ixtonded on to tiuldsiwo, The lhie Is at prent fiir,!hin nn es ci 'lent service, ' j. Mr. F. O. Moring, secretary and ireus- urer of t!ie CaraleigU Cotto:i Mills, Says that he wants forty more hands in the spinnhig rojnn. The null will be run on extna time at night. Sixty arc now employed in the spltmbig iVM.m and this room may be. doubled .it an early d-ttc. AN EVENING WITH DICKENS. . The Monday Evening Club Guests at Mrs. Holleman's 'Elegant Home. Last evening at the residence of Mrs. R. E. Holleninn, on Hillsboro street, tlie Monday Evening Club and its guests were present at the season's most suc cessful meeting. There is' perhaps no organization in any Southenu city which so thoroughly answers the purposes of its organizers as does the Monday Evening Club and among its members are Raleigh's most cultivated people. -.Charles Dickens was the subject of the meeting and the' two papers which gave promise of suchi interest were by Justice Walter Clark, "of the Supreme Court, and Prof. W. L. Potent, of Wake Forest College. Mr. Henry Briggs read "The begging letter wHter" an mtereating; descrip tive story which was greatly enjoyed. The Monday, Evening Club, though their main object is for literary re search, adds to the pleasure of each evening' programine by instrumental and vocal solos. Misses Mary . and Kate Densan rendered "The Flower Song," as a violin and phuio duet. Frof. Poteat was then introduced' to the club and his subjsct, "The Literary Aspect of tho Scientific Revolution," was announced. Prof. Poteat expressed himself as high, ly pleased to find such an organization, in so flourishing a condition ns the Mon day Evening Club. His paper, lie said, was not directly in couneetion with the subject of the eveniu.; "Dickens," but as that author was a jewel in the Vic torian Age, of which his paper treated', it would act as a side light and show the advancement made by the sciences dur ing that period;"'' It was a carefully pre pared paper containing much of interest and showing that much original research had been made. . Miss Hughes sang "Of Thee I ant Thinking, and her piano accompani ment was by Miss Mary Diuwiddie. Justice Walter Clark's paper on "ChiirUw Dickens" was a literary gem. He carefully compared the works of other of the age and his every word was thoughtfully heard by those present. Judge Clark used' several of Dicken's characters as illustrations and in pleas ant manner showed howiwe meet with the same people to-day. His paper was greatly, enjoyed."- - v "Gavotte In Gray," a- beautiful tittle song was sung by Mrs. Charles Mc Kimiiion, her accompanment by Miss Higgs. It was delightfully rendered as arc all of Mrs. iMcKiminon's selections. The evening's entertainment closed With a reading from "Pickwick Papers" by Miss Tattle Montgomery. "A pleas ant day with an unpleasant termina tion," was her selection and though the subject in no manner applied to the club's climax it was a fitting climax foV tlie programme, leaving the club and the guests in a jolly mood for reflection. Mil. J. P. WRIGHT DEAD. Passeil Away Peacefully at his Home Late Yesterday Afternoon. At six thirty o'clock yesterday after noon Mr. James P. Wright, : who lives m the corner of South and Salisbury streets, passed away after a linge.-ing illness of ninny months. ' Mr. Wright came here with his fami ly from Richmond about five years ago and has lieen . an employee of W. F. Wyatt and Son. He was a consistent memlier of the Baptist church and1 was a faithful christian worker. . He leaves a wife and' several children to whom the sympathy of a largo circle of friends m extended. The funeral services will be held from the Fayettcville street Baptist church to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. COMING TO RALEIGH. J. II. Sullivan left to-day for Raleigh, wiiore he has accepttxl a position with the Bell Telephone Co. John has many friends here' who regret to have him leave, but wish him much happiness lit his new home. Durham Herald. SUPREME COURT. uasea rrom tme r onrtn district posed of: State vs. Hester, argued by Attorney General for the State; Buttle and Mor decal and Argo and Snow for defendant. State vs. Robertson, argued by Attor ney General for Stnte; Argo ami Snow for defendant. 'Smltii v. Thoiuimon, argued by Doug a$ and Holdiug fur plaintiff; MaeRae and Day, Jones and Boy kin for defen dant. -'" . .-: :" .; Mow-ly vs. Cross, argued by W. C' Douglass for plaintiff; Argo and Snow for defeuOunt. WARNING. All parties are hereby warned against liarlmrlngi my wife, Maggie Howard, who has left my bed and hoard, either giviug her food or shelter. " . . J. E. HOWARD. Earpshoro, N. C, '