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FRIDAY.
. . .April 22. 1S!8.
ON THE EVE OF WAR.
Nobody will bo surprised now at any
moment to hear that. Inutilities between
this country and Spain -have, com
menced. The net of giving Minister
Woodford bis passports before be pre
sented the. ultimatum of the Tutted
Slates shows that Spain accepts war in
preference to surrendering its dominion
over Cuba. It is generally believed that
the war will bo of short duration and
there is uo room to doubt that the victory
will be with the forces of the United
States. :
Under the shadow of the approaching
conflict, it is -gratify ins- to rolled that
ihe policy of this country has been such
as to avoid the necessity of war. The
destruction of the Maine and the mur
der of the American officers nnd sailors
was an net of war, and it was wonderful
repression lor this nation to iuietly
await the finding of the coniniicdon be
fore -officially fixing the crime upon
Spanish authorities. The reply of Spain
was equivalent to nn insult to the
American Navy, charging that, the mur
der of -which they were responsible was
due to the negligence of American offi
cers. If this nation bad desired war,
here was a eauxe sufficient to bring about
a declaration of war. Bur, anxious to
avert hostilities,- Spain has liotui given
every opportunity to make reparation.
Instead of reparation, it insults the
American navy nnd the American jieople
by a gross rcHoction upon our best offi
- cere. And yet this insult i not re
sented. In a recent speechin the Senate, Sen
ator Gray, of Delaware, stated the
whole cane of Ihe United Slates (omit
ting the Maine murder) against Spain.
"I liken," said he, '"the action proposed
by this country now to that of a citizen
of a town -who has next door to him a
villianoiw neighbor, who every day
chokes his wife and starves and mal
treats his children. And because he is
law-abiding citizen be bears it for days
and weeks, until at hint bo can bear
it no longer. Law or no law, he enters
the residence of his negihlKir. takes bint
by the throat, and says, 'Take your
hands off the woman and let the chil
dren go,' and nil his neighbors applaud,
That is what we propose to do, and ell
our, neighbors in the family of nations
will applaud our action-. If they do not,
(!od help them and the civilization
which they represent."
While many of us will always believe
that by the early recognition of belliger
ency by Cleveland orMcKinley war would
have lieen averted, and while there have
lieen differences of opinion as to the
wise course for this country to pursue
in the negotiations which are now ab
ruptly ended, the lime has come for
these opinion. -and these differences to
be lost sight of in the great national du
ty that is before us. Those who favored
war and those who opposed it are Amer
icans, jealous of their .country' lienor.
In Ihe conflict which confronts us, there
will ho differences s to methods but
no differences as to the devotion to the
flag. If the war is short, sharp anil
decisive, as all hope and most well in
formed men believe, the demand for men
and treasure will be readily met without
a great draft -upon the manhood nnd
resource or the people. If, however.
it should lengthen into months the spirit
of patriotism nnd self-sacrifice will not
be wanting iimoug a people who have
liberty and nrc moved to sympathize
with the struggling Cubans.
YOUNG MKN WANT TO ENLIST.
An Asheville Mini Hag Already Hired
a Sultstitute,
That the war feeling is abroad in the
land i shown by the fact that almost
doily young mou from the surrounding
country call at the Governor's office,
asking how they can enlist In the United
States army.
A little further west, though, the
amount ot patriotic enthusiasm .and the
number of volunteers doesn't seem to
be so great The Asheville . Gazette
says: - '
"A certain young man In the city who
ia expecting a call every day for military
service, yesterday made a yjontract with
a, substitute at $40 per month in Addition
to (he pay of the government. The off or
was readily accepted."
DR. MANGUM IN IT
May Probably be Among
Chief Surgeons.
A BRILLIANT RECORD
CAME HERE TO-DAY TO SEE ADJUTANT-GENERAL
COWLES.
Will Go Into the Army Conditionally-
Appeared Before the Examining
Board at Norfolk Yesterday.
His Appointment.
i ("barbs Mnngnm. of Chapel Hill,
professor 'of Materia, Medics and Ana
tomy, at ihe University of North Caro
lina, arrived in Knloi ;'i liiis morning to
see Adjulant (iononil I'owles Ailii ref
erence io his apopintment n surenn in
the Stale (inard. .
Dr. '-Manguui reached here on ihe 4
o'eloel; train Ihis morning, direct from
Norfolk where be went before the Medi
cal 'Examining ' Hoard" to learn ihe re-
nuirements in that branch of the service.
For the .National service the surgeon
enlists for three years' service, and ibis
is not satisfactory id Dr. Mangum. who
is not seeking it , job.
Dr.-.Mangum is one of the youngest
and yet most prominent physicians in
the State and doubtless' will be given n
position ot great importance should it
lie possible to accept his services for the
lime be wishes to volunteer.
The University '.Medical. College's
year's work is about completed and Dr.
Mangum-"wishes to serve ihe nation un
til October 1st. At that time he wishes
io return.
lie saw Colonel Harrell and it is prob
able if -'ill authorities, here'.' have the
power to do so. Dr. "Mangum will' be a
leader, as be ...should be.
A CIltlTS HOBSK.
This morning at 10:120 o'clock a run
away horse' attached to a wagon thought
that the Spanish fleet was coining up
Rocky - branch, and thinking "discretion
was the better part of valor," started
from AVilininglon street, in ft gallop,
turning into Man in. inking care to avoid
contact with- vehicles or obstructions
of all kinds, rounded the corner at the
Capital Club's new building, an dligbt
ly touching Constable John TpchurchV
buggy, w hich was landing, in front of
Justice Marconi's office, turned inlo the
wagon yard of Mr. Unloh Andrew's
blacksuiith shop, making several beauti
ful curves la la circus ringl missing
standing teams, the horses attached to
which dodged their heads, giving ihe
runaway learn the right. When ihe
horse found out that: the Swinish Heel
had gotten no further than Walnut
('reek, he concluded that Ihere was no
danger. -and be cooled down -and came
to !) --dead halt. His owner, Mr. I.och
liacher. a farmer, coining up, '.jumped
into his wagon and drove off.
TO-MOKKOW'S EVENT.
Great. Inter-University-'Game at Chape!
Hill A Special Train.
The long awaited Virginia-Carolina
ball game will be. played to-morrow in
Chapel Hill.
Phe special train leaves Bnlcigh nf
1:J:."0 p. in., returning 7:".0 p. in. The
round Irin ticket is onlv SI. ."id. A spo-
ial tar will lie reserved for ladies and
their escorts. The excitement at Chanel
Hill is at fever bear anil (lie game will
certainly be hard fought and close from
start to finish. A national league um
pire lias been telegraphed for and the
Mine will-come off without a hitch.
; Each team has so far lost only one
.'nine anil never have the prospects for
! close and exciting game been better.
Carolina has had Jnync iiiid'Bevnnlik
f I'rineetou. coaching for them.
I.nwsou is in excellent condition and
is expected along with the Varsity's
heavy balling to win the game for Caro
lina. Virginia's pitcher, is Sliinmersdll. a
man of no little reputation ns a puzzler
MOliK FEDKHAIi I'ltlSONETlS.
farce Georgia Moonshiners, ji Counter
feiter and a Mail It-obber.
Five United Stales lil'lmwird win...
yesterday morning brought hn. h tlw.
p-niieiitiary from (leorgia. On. of them
gets three years for robbing 1he mail,
one two years for counterfeiting, one
two years for iiinnnhinlr t
eighteen months vlu fr mnnnshining.
i no i luted Mates prisonorit are
worked mostly on ih.. 1 H'icL' v.iii..l hit
as a rule 'they are employed just as the
Slate convicts arc, except that they are
not allowed to work outside the prison
walls.
THE BAPTIST UNIVEKSITV.
Kev. Dr. A. M. Sinims nml Mr JL.l.r,
h. .Bay. will have Monday morning for
New York and other Northern cities to
examine systems of heating in public
buildings and schools, witiln a view to
selecting Ihe tpest li.ppnralus for heating
the .Baptist Female University, 'now he
ing reeted hero. These gentlemen were
apiHimted n special committee to do this
o.v in executive copinuttec of the board
oi trustees,
h EM II JUDICIAL DISTBICT
CONVENTION.
Ihere will be n C'ouventitm of the
iemoi ratie voters of the Seventh Jndi
cial District. Indil in 'f,,,,-,, .,r l....i.
, . - jtm.lt-
ingbnin, in mud district, on (he, lltth day
u,y, JM. for the purpose of nomi
niiting candidates forjudge and solicitor
By order of the C'tniniitl
J. C. BLACK,
- Chairman.
Carthage, N. 0., April 20, 1808.".
OOUIIT HKKE NEXT WEEK.
Ex-State Printer Moses I. Stewart, of
Winston, is here. He comes on bnsiiieso
touching the suit of the Mtntn Tn.iiNr
against him, for recovery of part of the
money pom mm for State printing. Olio
case will be heard next week.
Another case to i tried, nf innm fhnn
usual interest, will be the Glass divorce
suit. A large nuuiher of witnesses have
Deen summoned on both Hides,
THE FIGHT BEGUN. ,
Our Snuadron Sailed to Blockade Ha
vnnu and Begin Hostilities..
KEY WEST, FLA., April 22.-The
North Atlantic Squadron, except for the
monitors Terror nnd Puritan and the
siualled cruisers, sailed from Key West
at 5:45 (0:45 Wiishingion time) this
morning headed for the Florida straits.
The skies were growing grey with the
coining dawn when the formidable fami
ly of destroyers quietly and uunstcnt.i
tiously steamed away, presumably fur
the shores of Cuba. Besides the two
monitors, the ships left behind are the
gun boat Helena. Marblebend and De
troit, dispatch boat Dolphin nnd the
torpedo boats dishing. Dupont and Por
ter. Throughout, the long night unusual ac
tivity on the vessels of the fleet told
weary watchers on shore that the long
awaited advance on Havana was near
at. band, yet there was nothing official
on which to found that belief.
Washington advices of yosterda af
ternoon indicated the probability of a
movement (luring the night or to-day.
but the naval men nslwre disclaimed any
knowledge of orders. They averred that
their condition of uncertainty was still
unchanged. Early in the evening, how
ever, came the first realization of the
fact that the tedious period of inaction
was Hearing its close. When signals
were hoisted recalling nil the men to
ships without delay, many interpreted
this as a precautionary measure, espe
cially in view of the fact that a number
ber of officers, including several from
the llagshin, remained r.shore and had
leave for the night. About II o'clock
there occurred a decided change in Ihe
situation when a special boat hurried I
from the il.'isrshin with orders to those i
still ashore to immediately return to the
ships.
Midnight found the city oinnty of gold
braid and blue jackets,' Willi "which it
had grown so familiar. Save one or two
recalcitrant- jackies. ihero was not a
naval man to be found in town. The
theatre -of action was transferred to the
harbor, where glittering panorama was
enacted until daybreak appeared slowly
over the waters of Ihe gulf.
The first, streak of the morning -light
was crossing ihe cast, and two bells jn1
sounded from ihe ship when tiny, anil lo
unfamiliar eyes, an almost impercepti
ble line of tire appeared on Ihe sky above
where lav the flagship. "
A moment or two after and the signal
staff of the Cincinnati, lying off l",,it
Taylor, in the inner harbor, flashed into
colored light, acknowledging the call.
The: Puritan and Helena joined in t hi
incandescent conversion, and soon the
kies were knlidoseopic as ship after ship
answered new lights ticked messages
fraught with the gravest 'import and
-rea live, of history. What words, of
course, no one ashore knew:, but the few
who watched.' with straining eves from
oa am.), docks, needs no -interpreter to
tell that : it: -.meant hostile act ion.
The message was not long in delivery,
but sunrise bad fully come as the Ja'--t'
'elter, flickered and went out. Then the
witnesses saw that the movement' bad
let ually begun under cover of the nighl.
The ships could still be discerned in the
listance, but the others bad moved to
ward them,. Hit; llagshin drawing other
diips of the squadron to her.
Finally a start Was made at TAt a.
n. i Key West, time.)
CRISIS IN JIINISTPiY. "
M-A Dlt ID,: -April 2-T e are fears
)f a crisis in the ministrv.
Yesterday the Times published that
Mr. '., P. Smith, of the Guards, would
tot go to war. The slaleineiit was made
ill jxoke and published- in the same
qiirit. '-He is one of the best of -our
State troojis mid will, whip as ninny
Spaniard as the net man.
'I'.I'E.NA-VENTUBA" ). K.
By Telegraph to The Times.
KEY: WEST. FLA.. April Hi The
Spanish vessel- captured is "linena-Yen-"tira."
now bringing ber prize in. caused
:reat excitcinent here.
Dr: Charles . Mn.mriiin. of the 1'iiirnrui-
ly. is in lialeigh to-day.
Dr. II. A. Bovster relnrneil llii mnrn.
ing from. Durham, where be attended
the jierformance of .Mikado lasl night.
Chief Clerk Simms. nf the Vnriiciti-'u
Dei'iirtment, left this . afternoon-' for his
home in Coi rd, where he will spend
Miminy. Air. Pomms will stop in ( ireens
boro to see bis daughters at the Slate
Normal College,
GOES TO THE SCHOOL FUND.
Fines for Issuing .Passes Giv,
Wake
County Schools .$2.0(1(1.
:. lip mu
The railroads are industriously circu
luting t,:u report that the lines to:
breach of the law against- issuing passes
go into the State Trensnrv tie .lia.
HSi'(l f as the legislature may direct.
nus is not true. -The ltailroad Coimnis
sion met Kays this disposition shall
be
made of them, but ihe., ('onsliiutionj
wnicn is above the Statute law.
vides (Article IX., section .1) Unit nil
lines and penalties shall go to the selnool
fund,.
Naturally the railroads want' tflio
"State Treasury" idea, to prevail as th
other idea may cause indictments till
over the Stale for violations of ihe anti
pass law. ;
Wake county school fund is now $2,000
bettor off by virtue of the tines recently
Imposed on the Noiithcrn Bailway nnd
the Scwbourd Air Line for issuing passes,
MISS MOTT TO WED.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riages of Miss Annie, daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. J. ,T. Moft, of Ktutesville, nml
Mr. . B. Partler, of WiU;eslsro. The
tnnrringe is to take place the 27th jnst.
In the Episcopal church nt Statesville,
TO ENLIST IN THE NAVY.
An employe nt the Onrnleigh mills,
named McLood, left yesterday for Nor
folk, to enlist in the United State Navy.
ON TBIAL FOB WHITE CAPPING.
Solicitor Wheeler Martin is in the
cily. Ho came from Louwdiurg, where
he has been holding court,' and will
return there this morning to complete
the docket. .When he left, he wiya u
biir white-cap trial was going on. A
bum named J. II. Faulkner and three
others are charged with otws night call
lug out a neitfhbor, ,T. B. Faulkner, and
brutally beating him. The prosecution
is represented by Cook & Cook, and
Mflascnbnrjr. Fnt the defemw, Hicks,
spruill and Kullin, .
WAR AT THE CAPITOL
Governor Russell and Maj.
Harrell Confer.
EXCITEMENT IS HIGH
MAJ. HAYES IN WASHINGTON KEEPING
THIS DEPARTMENT POSTED.
Conferences Held Often and the Governor
Spenda Part of the Morning Review
ing the Law Governing Ihe
State Troops.
Tlio war talk has taken life out ot
general local news but there is such
about the capirol as has seldom
been seen in the history of the building.
Col. Harrell is having tretinoin coinci
......... ...oil it,,. (Jovornor and telegrams
from Major Hayes keep them posted on
the .situation. . -'ri..
..i.iiwt Ma tor Haves' visit fo
Washington is that there mny.be no mis
understanding of the orders sent io uic
department here.
All sorts of letters are tioing receiveu
tin. iliii(:mt General's office and
iim J.- vi.ulv fvivon is ib a l: nothing de-
finite has been heard anil no orders
have been received furl her than to
make every preparation lor moouizing
the State guard.
The Governor has been in consultation
tlii'iinirliiint the inoriiiiiL"
and has carefully reviewed ihe law gov
erning State troops and the --orders-ne
cessary to iransport thein on I ot ine
State."
Major Hayes in his-telegrams is quo
led as saying that orders will be issued
to the North Carolina troons before the
night. 'is f oil red. This cannot be guaran-
toeu nut if is senu-oti iciatiy connriuen
and notice is given at one of (lie depart
ments'-.of startling news expected to
night.: : -
WON'T BELIEVE- IT.
Buckingham Bepublic.
Our Baloigh correspondent tells us
that the. Mystic Shriners are to parade
in lialeigh on 'May 17th and that among
its candidates for membership lire Col,
. B. Andrews ti lid Col. Julius S. Carr
and that these new candidates are to
march through the streets of ICaleigh
with rones around their necks and thai
the procession will be reviewed by Gov
ernor luissell. Well bet dollars to
doughnuts that the two .-.gentlemen
named will do no such thing. Two of
the grandest ..men in the State humilia
ted like that; Won't believe it.
Major Stillv, who served under-Gen.
Lee in the Confederate army, has asked
the General for a position in his com
mand in the war with Spain. The Major,
has ' notified General Lee that be can
join him on -4S hours' notice. We under
stand ihat the General has said he de
sires l.'O of his old soldiers in bis im
mediate command and the Major, will
be one of them. .
FIRST- I'iJESBYTEBIAN CHURCH.
The Financial Report for the Pasl
Church Year.
A Raleigh correspondent of ihe North
Carolina; l'resbyterian furnishes the fol
lowing which will interest all Raleigh
readers. .
"The financial reports of the First
Presbyterian church of Raleigh, for the
year ending March 31st, were read to the
congregation on Wednesday evening.
"The. pat year has been a notable one
in ihe history of this church. The con
gregation, lias erected, during the year,
the Sunday school portion of tlx? new
church building at a cost of about ten
thousand dollars, and w hich is free of
debt. This has been done without in
tcrfering with the regular work of the
church. About a year ago the deacons,
with approval of the session,-prepared a
plan by which the entire amount, requir
ed for salaries, current oxponos, church
charity fund, and the apiMirtionments to
thiei church for missions und other causes
amounting in all to nearly .$4,000; (thotild
be raised by volunlnry promises from the
individual meinls'rs of the congregation
to make fi2 wekly payments through en
velops furnished for the purpose. These
pledges ranged from ten cents to two
dollars per week, the deacons promis
ing that if the subscribers would regu
larly make .the payments -as-promised,
that the church ireasurer would meet
every demand upon the church as it be
came due, that no appeal or collec
tion would lie made during ihe year for
the causes named, and that special gifts
would lie forwarded as extra, contrihu
tions. To carry out. the plan required
worlt m order to secure success.
"As might have lieon expected, the
result, was watched will some fear thai
nussioiiK or some other cause might suf
fer, and not receive the full apportion
incut. When the reports were rend, hi
which 1lio treasurer stilted that the pas
tor had been paid semi-monthly, that till
expenses had lieen paid promptly, and
that every apportionment for nil the
causes had lieen paid m full, it is not
surpriHing that a proposition from tin1
pastors and treasurers, that a thank of
fering "be made, and that a contribution
lie taken nt ouce for the orphanage at
Barium Springs, was liberally seconded
by ihe congregation,
"The congregations nre now- consider
ing financial plana for completing the
church building in time for entertain
ment of Synod, Octolier, ISO!)."
Boneless Rolled Ham, 10c. per lb. at
B. W. UPCirURCII
Best Sugar Cured Ilanie 10c. per lb.
b. w. urciiURcn.
Fincft Skinned Hamsf , .
B. W. UPCIIURCH.
Finest Skinned Hams, 13c per lb. cut
V.' UPOHUBCH
Britton Pearoe U wiling fine Roe and
Buck Shad cheaper than iny other deal
er Id tti city. 'Phone 2280.
the city. 'Phone 220C.
Florida Orange at Dm-hi'.
BASEBA1L YESTERDAY4
Philadelphia,'" Pa' April 21. Seymour
wns as wild as a .hare to-day, nnd in
consequence, Philadelphia again de
feated New York. The fielding of both
learns was a little ragged. Attendance
2,C17. Score: , ' B. II. E.
Philadelphia ..04000108 013 10 4
New York. .. .300001000 4 4
Batteries: Duggleby and MeFnrland
Seymour, Geftig and Grady. Umpires
Emslie and Andrews. Time, 2:15,
Baltimore, Md., April 21. The Oriole
batsmen could not connect with the ball
to-dtiy when hits wore needed. The
fielding ot the home team was not up
to the standard, and their errors helped
swell Bostou's run column. Attendance,
1,787. Score: B. H. E.
Baltimore . . .0 3 0 0 0002 0 Ei . 7 4
Boston ...... 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 2-10 12- 2
Batteries: Hoffer nnd Clarke; Klobe
danz and Bergen. Umpires, Snyder and
Curry. Time 2 hours.
Cincinnati, Ohio, April 21. The Beds
hit Bhines unmercifully in the first and
last innings of to-day'e game, and gained
and easy victory. Dwyer was very
wild and retired in favor of Danimann
in the sixth. .Attendance 3,(MKI. Score:
R.H.E.
Cincinnati ...4 000 0100 0-11- 14 4
Pittsburg . . ..101020 0 0 2 (i 0 3
Batteries: IhvyiT, Dammnnn nnd
Pietz; Bhines -and Sehriver. Umpires,
Swart wood and Wood. Time, !:,".
St. TiOiiis-Clevelaiul game postponed
on account of rain.
Washington I. 0., April 2.1. Eleven
innings were required by the Senatoit
to win to-day's game. 'Hie feature of
the game was the catch of a long fly
by Solbnch. He fell in making connec
tion with the ball but did not let it
escape him. Attendance, 1,800... Score:
B. 1 1. K.
Wasbing'n .301 00100002-7 11 0
Broi ddy n . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0-0' 13 22
Batteries: Weyhing and , McGuiro;
Dunn and Smith. 1Tmpires, Lynch and
Connolly. Time, 2 hours.
Louisville. Ky.. April 21. The Colo
nels were off in botn fielding and batting
to-day and the Colts had everything their
mv nwav. Attendance 1,(HM). Score:
B. H. E.
Louisville ...... .0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-2 2 7
Chicago . . . ... .1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 08 ft 3
Batteries: Cunningham and Wilson;
Griffith and Donahue...- Umpires: Cush
tuati and Heydler. Time-1:4.".
DR. TIIORNWF.LL'S LECTURE.
Ho Will Lecture at the First rresbytc
rian Church To-night.
Professor Flyim, of the South Carolina
University, writes:
"Dr. Thornwell took his audience with
him -to Great. Britain. They saw the
sights nnd 'celebrities' together; laughed,
wondered, and fensled together. The
wit, fancy, nnd humor that come and go
throughout are not forced, but the nat
ural glow of a cloud illumined by the
igbtning's Hash or the steady beam
of the western sun, - Any audience that
ica rs Dr. Thornwell will bo improved,
heered, stimulated, uplifted, by the pre
sentations of beauty; made merry and
helped." . ,
Gen. Lcroy oufinnH, the silver-tongued
orator of South ..Carolina, thus writes:
Intensely . interesting throughout, it
was not only replete witu 'instruction,
but redolent with pa thou and humor,
oiiginal and of a rare order. The enjoy
ment of the audience was such that the
peaker was compelled" by them to ex
tend the lime, to their manifest delight.
Dr. I'uo, president of the South Caro
lina College for Women, writes of "the
humorous. vein, keen observation, the sig
nificant gesture, the pathetic touch, the
practical lesson," nil united.
Rev.' A. i, Graham .-days: "No one
ver left a more .delightful impression
upon a Davidson audience than did Dr.
Ilmrnwcll. The lecture was unique; so
combining the serious and the humorous
is to hold nn- audience an hour and a
half without w eariness."
Col. McMaeter, of Columbia, says:
"After the lecturer had spoken a few
minutes. he occasionally displayed
Hashes of humor which riveted the atten
tion of the whole audience. Soon there
were convulsions of laughter, and the
speaker had to pause to allow the cachi-
nat:on to cense.
Tickets to this lecture are on sale nt
King'-drug .store, at the Tarlor Shoe
Store, and at the Woman's Exchange.
Price: .Adults. 25 cents; children, 13
cents. :
n a m n i hi - m. -
UUBBIU &
AT
TUCKER'S STORE.
23 and 125 Fayetteville Street.
A GREAT CURTAIN SALE
Monday. 18th to Saturday, 23d.
EVERY HOUSEKEEPER MUST BE INTERESTED
We offer as a soecial feature with every
pair of Curtains a pole and fixtures free
without charge.
These curtains are of the very best qiiali
ties, artistic patterns and without the poles and
fixtures would.be exceedingly attractive bar
gains. Gome and see
!8DD23'.GfEEiElALL
THE NEGBOES ABE ALARMED. ;
Making All Sorts of Excuses to .Keep.
From Going to Cuba.
Parson Leak has gone to Washington
to try to secure for himself a place as
chaplflin in some negro company that
will be sent 1o Cuba.
. The colored jieoplo here have been
very mucJni wrought np over the an
nouncement in Sunday's paper that they
would very probably be called on t
take up arms and go to Cuba.
More than one has met the reporter
on the street and comeweed making
excuses nbout as follows:
: "Look (here, boss, yor'll ha' ter sense
me. I itint strong cr'nough to go to no
war." . : , "
"What's the matter with you?"'
"1 don't Julznekly know, Bir. I ain't
been physically onable fer some time. I
thought you knowed it."
"No, I didn't know it."
"Well it's so, nnd 1 wanted ter insult
you ter find out ef dere want some way
lo git, sensed from gwine ter dis wnr."
"Yes, if you'll get some affidavits nnd
doctor's certificate."
"Thank you, lxiss." smiling with un
disguised pleasure, .'-'I can -git plenty er
dem things."
LOVE AND A HANDKERCHIEF.
A Negro Wins Wives With a Bod Silk
Bandanna.
.Mr. James II. Pen brings n remarka
ble story from Goldsboro, where he has
lieen this week, nt lending court.
A negro, John W. Fulton, was tried
and convicted of .bigamy, mid as he
had.thw! living wives, all in court at.
lite same time, flic was given the limit
of the law, ten years 'in the peniten
tiary. . : -
"It seems," said -Mr. Bon, "that this
negro had a red silk handkerchiet
which he nlways took with him. when he
went courting and it appeared on evi-
dene' that whenever be waved this
I Ilaming bandanna- liefore a w oman 'she
was la is meat.'
"Of course a soon as 1his became
known it created groat excitement, and
everybody judge, jury, snliWIor, law
yers, by-standers, anil everybody else
were anxious to get possession of the
magic handkerchief, -but Fulton refused
absolutely to part with it, and when he
comes here next week to the State's
prison he will no doubt bring it wilh
bim." ,. "
DELINQUENTS MUST PAY.
City Back Taxes Will Bo Collected By
Distress.'.
For many years there have been about
$10.(1110 uncollected city taxes, nnd there
are certain people who have made a rule
of not paying taxes, because they could
not be forced to do so.
The boil id of aldermen has forced the
finance committee, and 'bo latter has
ordered the city tax collector to issue
the final notice to delinquents. These
will be served by the police force, and
unless payment is made immediately, the.
law will "bo inforced and every person
owning as much as $25 personal proper
ty, ami not having paid their taxes will
he-approached by an officer of t lie law
and handed ti bill, on which is printed
.-"Take .notice that unless immediate
settlement i made of your taxes due the
city of Raleigh for the year 1807, I
shall proceed fortwith to collect the same
by distress and sale, as required by law."
Then follows the statement of tnxes
due by the person to the city of Raleigh.
I RAILROAD BUILDING.
Work is progresKlng rapidly on the
Raleigh and t Cape Fear Railroad, A
largo force of hands is grading near
Caraleigh Mills. The Caraleigh branch,
of the Sonihern Railway has been leased
by Mr. Mills and will be used as part of
bis road.
Grading bs begun on the extension:
of the Troy branch of the Aberdeen and
Ashoboro Bnilrond.
Work is also progressing on the exten
sion of the Moore County and Western
and the Glemlon and Gulf rends.
Sunday, May 15 is the date selected by
the 'American Bnilwny Association for
the new spring schedules to go into
effect. All roads conform to this rule.
Satisfactory arrangements have lieen
made as to rates and special accommo
dations for the next mooting of the
Teachers' Assembly which will lie held
al: Asheville in June.
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