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The morning times., 1896-01-24
ELOPED With A SOLDIER
Fourteen-year-old Maggie Ander-
son Fled with Private Bowles.
They Met and the Mission and STARS
With Cupid's Aid Won the
Girls Heart.

Maggie Anderson, fourteen years old, and
James Bowles, private in the Fourth
Artillery, have eioped.
The elopement was reported to Inspector
Hollinberger yesterday afternoon by Mrs.
Mary Anderson, mother of the absent girl.
Detectives Carter and Gallagher were de-
tailed on the case, the police of the city
were furnished description of Maggie, the
men at the railroad stations directed to
make a close watch, and the police OF Balti-
more and Alexandria were notified. Up TO
midnight no tidings came of Maggie.
For over year the Anderson family has
been cons spicuous in the society of the Central
Union Mission. None OF the members of
this family took an active part in the prac-
teal work of the mission, but they attended
the meetings frequently.
Central Union Mission is popular place
of worship with the Marines stationed at
Marine Barracks, the cavalrymen from Fort
Myer, and the artillerists from Washing
ton barracks. In this way, Mrs. Anderson
and her daughters, Hattie and Maggie,
gained wide soldier acquaintance.
Hattie E. Anderson married one of the
bluecoats three months ago. The marriage
was not a success and now Hattie lives at
the family home, No. 1913 o street north
east.
Mr.. Bailey. of the mission, discovered that
Maggie had talent for music, and when the
regular organist was absent, Maggie would
play. This brought her into greater promi-
nence in mission life. A prominent Chris
tan, believing that Maggie had more than
usual musical ability, offered to send her
to an Eastern conservatory and to defray
all expenses. Maggie had this proposition
under consideration when she eloped.
One month ago Maggie was introduced to
Bowles. He was dashing fellow and laid
siege to Maggie's heart She capitulated.
They became fast friends. He visited her
at her home. escorted her to the mission
and attended her after the close of service.
Wednesday evening Bowles called on her
and they left for the mission. She bade
her sister and mother goodbye, and said
suggestively that she might be gone some
what later than usual. The pair visited
the mission. and there Maggie told Nellie
Frost. very little girl, that she and Bowies
were going to Baltimore To be married. They
attended service. left at It's c,ose. walked
up Louisiana avenue to Sixth street. turned
south. and presumably took a train to
Baltimore.
Yesterday Mrs. Anderson came TO the
mission and stated that Maggie had not
returned home on the night before. Little
Nellie Frost told the story and Mrs. Ander-
son reported the facts at police head
quarters.
Bowles' term of enlistment expires on
March 1. and on Wednesday he was granted
leave till that date.
The morning times., 1896-01-24
Misnt Clothing Parlors closed all day.
Entries at New orlea ms.

First race-Six furlongs; selling. Kitty
Bell, Lillian c., 104 each; kodak. Glen.
daga, Gleesome, LOG each: Minnie Mackin,
1O7; Nevada Boy, The Sculptor, Bob HOl-
man, Springtime, 100 each; Simrock,
Cerro Gordo, 112 e ach.
Second race-Seven furlongs: selling. Miss
Emmett, Sissi eretta. 1O5 each: Ia yior
Banks, ]. w. Levy, Salso. Henry Harris.
Deluder, 1O7 each; Cochina, 100; Sauteme,
119.
Third race-Six furloDgs: selling Ny
Hebe, Miss Nutting, Truant, 1O4 each;
Bart, Nemeha, Bagpipe, 106 each; Oracle
c., FIoreaDna, Ra ch ell McAlister, 107
each; Joe .. Sot, 100; Rightmore, Sal
vador, 112 each.
Fourth race-Seven furlongs; handicap
Proverb, "a; Clarus, 104: Wedgefield, so;
X. G., SO; Saybrook. 1O2: Miss Rowett,
10T; Domingo, 100; Piccarnon, 1O6; frankie
D., 81; Tippecanoe, by Renown, 81: Dr.
Parke, So: Ashland. ia: David, 1O5.
Fifth race-SeveD furiongs; selling.
Marquise, 95; Juanita, 100: Momus, 1O2;
Teeta May, SatiDet, Red Cap. 1O3 each;
B. F. Fly, ir., KiDdora, viii Elliott, 1O5
each: Dick Behan, 1O1; Imp. Bimbo, los;
Van Brunt 100.
The morning times., 1896-01-24
POOL TOURNAMENT OPENS
First Nights Play for the Cham
pionship Of the District.
Fred Stewart ana Bernard Harding
Furnished the winners-Play WIN
BE Resumed Tonight.

With Jack DAILY as master OF ceremonies
and Jimmy Cassidy as assistant the
opening last night OF the championship pool
tournament at the Hotel Enrich could not
have helped but be success.
When play was started at 8 O'Clock the
hall was FILLED with nearly all the pool and
billiard cranks in Washington. The race
track contingent was also much in evidence.
The playing itself was of a very fair order
and those who went the route" were well
repaid for their trouble. Indeed at times
the playing was not only good, but brilliant.
The first heat was between Berna rd
Harding, the Champion OF the District, and
Tom Brown, also OF this city. Cassidy made
poor start this trip, catching Brown
turned the wrong way OF the track when
he dropped the bunting. AS consequence
Harding took commanding lead at the
start. He tired badly, however, and was
running a poor second when they had gone
half the trip.
AT the finish he came again, and finally
won in a hand gallop, by score OF 125
to IS. The summary follows:
HardiDg-I4, 4, IL, 2, 8, Z, /, 8, Ii,
l2, IL, IA, 3, 6-l25,
Brown-O, 8, 4, IL, 8, 8, IA, 8, 4, g.,
3, 1, IL, SIS.
When the bell tapped for the second
round Fred. Stewart, the champion OF
Maryland, and Harry Tuttle, OF this city,
stepped 10 the scratch. The Baltimore lad
out-classed his opponent, and could have
won at any stage of the game. He played
a loose game at first, but soon picked up
and Tuttle had to be satisfied with a
place at the finish.
Stewards game is one of the best seen in
Washington in some time. and last night
he did not play up to his usual form by a
good deal. Brown can plt up much better
game than he did last night, and it's a
good chance that he can beat Harding.
The summary of the second game follows:
Stewart-14. g, 8, 2, 10, Z, 10, 4, il, i,
4. 10, g, IA, IA, 5-125.
Tuttle-1. Z, IL, 12, 4, ST., IL, /, IL, s,
Z, IL, $50.
Tonight Harry Primrose and Harry Tuttle
and Fred Stewart and Tom Brown will meet.
Play will begin promptly at so'clock. Tuttle
and Stewart should win.
The morning times., 1896-01-24
FOR NORTHEAST SUBURBS.
Its Needs Set Forth by the Citizens
Assoc iatiOn.

Assoc iation.
The Northeast Citizens Suburban Asso-
ciation, through its officers, John W. Wat
son, president, and II. L. Sutton, secretary,
have addressed the following letter to the
District of Columbia and Appropriation
Committees of the Senate and House of
Representatives:
Gentlemen: The following paragraphs
have met with the Endorsement of the
District Commissioners and will be found
in theestinates for the fiscal year:
For grading and improving Twenty
second and Twenty-fourth streets northeast,
$4,000.
For site and building for school pur-
poses, $4,000.
For 90 naphtha street lamps-win-
throp Heights, 10; Langdon, 20; Avalon
Heights, Is.
The territory for which this legislation
is asked by the Northeastern Suburban
o itizens' Association and the District
Commissioners, extends from Eighteenth
and W streets on the south to wenty ninth
and Frankfort streets on the north and east
and embraces the several subdivisions of
Avalon Heights, East Langdon, Langdon
Park and Winthrop Heights, all of which
diS it'iu out III cNdSI Win tlc
streets of the city.
The small amount estimated for grading
will suffice to put in condition q .hGr-
oughfare for delivery wa sons coal, etc . TO
scores of families now. in bad weather. IL
most destitute of hauling facilities.
street lamps are especially desired. In
the area mentioned are four stores, two
churches-Methodlst and Episcopal vi:h
night services, Laugdon Lodge OF Odd Eel
lows, Langdon Ledge of Good Templa;s, a
Christian Endeavor Society, a dancing
school, constant choir practice by thirty
or forty ladies and gentlemen, to say moth
ing of patrons of night trains hourly.
proper educational facilities have long
been deplored. Dozens of families are
forced to send their children to the city
school, at no inconsiderable item of ex-
pense for car fare. The quarters now oc-
cupied are store rooms rented from the
Langdon Hall Association, confessedly in
adequate, and located few feet from the
b. and Q. railroad tracks-a dangerous play
ground. In this connection it1may be
stated that the District government is the
owner of handsome plateau, an acre
tn extent, near the intersection of Frank.
fort and Twentieth streets, on the line
dividing Winthrop Heights and Lansdon
Park, and IDEAL location for a school build
ing"
The morning times., 1896-01-24
Misfit Clothing Parlors closed all day.
More LincOlnia.

McClure's Magazine for February takes
its first grasp of the readers attention
with eight portraits of Lincoln (several of
them very rare), some twenty other Lin
coin pictures. and an account, abounding
in vivid personal details, of Lincoln's mis-
fortunes as a country merchant; of his
entrance into the legislature, and the begin
ming of his acquaintance with Douglas; OF
his work as a village postmaster and a
deputy county surveyor; of his study Of
Shakespeare and Burns and a Copy of
Blackstone found by chance in a barrel Of
refuse; and of his romantic courtship of
An.i Rutledge, and his affliction at her
death shortly before the time appointed for
their marriage.
The morning times., 1896-01-24
Misrit Clothing parlors closed all day.
SKATES AS IF WINGED.

Miss Davidson to Give a Matinee at
the Ice Palace.
The success which has attended the ap-
pearance of Miss Mabel Davidson, the
champion lady skater of the world, in other
cities has been repeated here, and the most
favorable comment has been passed on her
work by all who have watched her grace
full evolutions at the Convention Hall Ice
Palace.
She has appeared there every evening
this week, giving twenty minutes ex-
hibition, and has served TO draw the larg
est crowds TO the rink since that of the
opening night.
Saturday afternoon Miss Davidson will
give special matinee at the request of
a number of ladies who frequent the rink
during the afternoon and morning sessions,
and there is every evidence tina t her exhibi-
ton will draw an immense audience.
The morning times., 1896-01-24

few schlstose veins the rock shows no
signs of disintegration. These veins are
few in number, and even at these points
the rock appears, to a large extent, to be
free from percolation and fissures, and
we believe that when closed in by proper
masonry construction all disintegration
will cease. In brief, We believe there is
nothing in the nature of the rock to cause
uneasiness OF to call for the exercise OF
UNUSUAL engineering expedients-
I'm 1863 1t was found that in some por-
tions of the tunnel the cement was soft
and OF a suspicious character. 1t appears
this cement has now become hard, and it
has evidently improved with age. We
personally tested the hardness of the mortar
throughout the tunnel, as far as possible,
and found 1t to be in satisfactory
condition."
The morning times., 1896-01-24
Misfit Clothing Parlors closed all day.
Mr.. Brosius on civil Service.

MT. BrOS1us on CIVIL Service.
Mr.. Brosius of Pennsylvania, chairman of
the House Committee on Reform in the Civil
Service, says that his committee is care
fully considering the civil service law
proir to reporting on any measures before
1t. The object OF the committee is to as
certain If there is any flaw in the act
necessitating Strengthening of the present
law.
The morning times., 1896-01-24

Bert Inks Signs to Play with the Quak
ers Next Season.
Louisville, KY, Jan. 23.-The Philadel-
phia club will have n left-haDded pitcher
next year In the person of Bert Inks.
Inks was anxious to get away from Louis
vile and he was traded to Manager Shets-
line in exchange for Pitcher Tom Smith,
a fellow built like Rusie, who was only
given two trials last year by Irwin.
The morning times., 1896-01-24

:
The seat sale for Donnelly and Girard
opened at the box office of the Academy
yesterday and despite the Inclement weather
the demand for seats was quite brisk Bert
Riddle and his company OF comedians are
sure OF a royal welcome next Monday night.
The morning times., 1896-01-24
Misfit Clothing Parlors closed all day
Race Truck Petition.

A petition protesting against the race
tracks being allowed TO remain in Alex
andria county, is being circulated through
the city for signatures, and will be sent to
Richm ond.
The morning times., 1896-01-24

4oc. chickens free. Johnstons. Page 8.
The morning times., 1896-01-24
WIN Take Natural Gas

Misnt Clothing Parlors closed all day.
The morning times., 1896-01-24

Mlsfit clothing parlors closed all day.
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Misnt clothing Parlors closed all day.
The morning times., 1896-01-24
pH1LL1Es' soUTHpAw Tw1RLER

Misfit Clothing Parlors closed all day.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-06
.NAME Y0rR MAN."

Mr.. Hal Aver, editor Of the Caucas-
ian, desires TO correct the statement
in yesterdays paper that the Caucas-
ian had intimated that exIudge
Whitaker wrote the Wood letter. Mr..
Aver says he made no such intima-
ton. and did not think Mr.. Whitaker
wrote it. The Caucasian in aluding to
the letter said:
.One thing which seems TO as to be
very clear is that some one with a
more cunning hand than Mr.. Woods
worded his letter in part at least, and
that person is very anxious 10 be
Governor"
Mr.. Aver says he was not abiding
TO the ex-Judge, but does not say
whose cunning hand worded the let
Ter, except that he sis very anxious to
be Governor" It was reported in Raj
eigh that Senator Butler had told a
friend that Whitaker was the author
or instigator Of the letter
IT would be interesting TO know to
whom Editor Aver was referring.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-06
y. NJ. G. a. FENC1NG CLAss.

The fencing class of the Young
Mems Christian Association will meet
for the first time at 100 o'clock to-
night at the gymnasium. Mr.. 4. p.
Smith, editor of the Lodge Weekly, has
consented to act as instructor lie is
an expert swordsman. 1t is under
stood that quite number have already
joined the class. This is one of the
attractive new features which the AS
ISOLATION is now introducing
The annual meeting of the Associa-
ton will be held next Tuesday. At
that meeting the members of the AS
sociation will elect officers for the en-
suing year. There are six vacancies
in the Board of Directors, and these
will be filed by election. 1t will he the
most important Association meeting
of the year.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-06
SHAKE UP IN RAILROADS.
The Southern Brings a Western Man
and Hustler" to Burlington and the
Seaboark Ax Falls Again.

Southern Railway circulars are out
announcing changes Of a radical ma
ture in the managerial department of
the Southern railway. Superinten-
dent Of Motive Power II. ID. Wade, re-
signs and his place Will be taken, in
fact has already been taken, by w. H.
Thomas, who has been assistant SUI
perintendent Of motive power. The
circulars at the same time announce
that the chief engineers duties and
title will be increased. In addition
to having the name OF chief engineer
he will be called mechanical engineer
and the scope Of his duties will be en-
larged
Mr.. Wade is an old Richmond and
DanyiIie man and has been with the
Southern and its predecessor compa-
MES for many years. 1t seems that
some Of his duties viii be merged in
a measure in the new functions attrib-
uted to Mr. Hudson, while perhaps the
authority OF Mr.. Thomas his successor
III the Office of superintendent OF mo-
tive power, viii not be SO great.
Yesterdays burlington News says:
MIR Ewing has been made Master OF
Trains on this division OF the South
ern He was here last week looking
into the general run OF things. Mr..
Ewing has the appearance OF q hustler,
aud is western man.
The axe on the Seaboard Airline
has fallen again, and this time Messrs.
II. NJ. Ivey and John Covington, who
held positions in the general store
keepers office were the victims. Mr..
lyeV was elected city alderman at the
last city election, and rsigned TO move
TO Portsmouth, the headquarters OF the
office in which he was employed hay-
ing been moved TO that place. The fact
OF his elevation to an important posi-
ton by the citizens Of Raleigh shows
the esteem in which he is held in this
community. MIR. Chas Il. Johnson, q
director Of the Seaboard says that Mr..
Iyey has been offered another position
with the Seaboard.
Mr.. Coyington is man whose
friends say he is honest, capable and
efficient
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-06
TIE TYRANNY on THE DESK.

We will suppose that your occupa-
ton is sedentary-t you are chain
ed, so to speak, to the desk in some
counting house, or perhaps to the
loom in some vast mill where you are
compelled to labor from morning to
night. Sunday is your only day of re-
taxation. You return home every ev-
ening wearied mentally and bodily.
Your health and strength begin to fail
What will most effectually recuperate
your vital energy? The weight of evil
dence points to no other conclusion
than that Hosteter's Stomach Bitters
is your safest, most reliable sheet an
Choir. Use it persistently, and your
system will soon regain its pristine
vigor. Every function vii receive
healthful impulse. There is no remedy
to equal the Bitters for nervousness
and want Of sleep, dyspepsia, consti-
patton and billiousness. 1t averts and
remedies all forms of malarial dlseas-
es, and is preventative of rheuma-
tism and neuralgia.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-06
SuPT. G. NJ. CANT HERE.


He Says the Reports of the Five Dollar
Gift" of the Cumnock Company are
lncorrect--Dr. Moore Says He Was
Paid.
Mr.. George +. Cant, superintendent
of the Cumnock mines, was here yes
terday. lie says the reports about the
Cumnock company giving only five dol
lars to the sufferers from the recent
mine disaster are totally false. lie
said he meant no reflection on Mayer
Russ, for what the Mayor did was done
honestly and in good faith. The
stories printed in the News and OBJ
server were likely told the Mayor as
he put them down. said MIR. Cant, "and
he doubtless thought them true, but
the members Of the committee, who
knew the circumstances, stood by ana
by their silence gave consent to the
stories. The company has done all
that could be expected of II IN the
premises"
He was accompanied by DR. II. A..
Moore, of Moncure, the physician who
STAYED at Cumnock for several days
after the disaster, and rendered his
services in every way possible. Dr.
Moore said: II can endorse Mr..
Cants statement so far as l know.
The statement that the company re-
fused TO pay the physician is untrue.
They, and not the sufferers, paid me
for my services at Cumnock.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-06
EMANCIPATION CONVENTION
MEETS

The Emancipation Convention of
North Carolina will meet at Metropoli-
tar Hall at two o'clock this afternoon
in it's second annual session
The object of the convention is to
unite the colored race i'm all things
pertaining TO their benefit and pro-
gress, and especially TO establish a
home for aged and disabled colored
people, and house of correction for
youthful offenders.
A number Of the delegates have al
ready arrived They came from more
than twenty counties.
Rev! II. H. W. Leak is president of
the convention and G. NJ. Hunter is
secretary.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-06
coLoReD EDITORS MEET.
To-Day the North Carolina Negro Press
Association viii BE Organized.

The Negro Press Association OF
North Carolina will be organized IN
this city to-day
The representatives Of the different
colored papers in the State will meet
at the outlook" office, corner Sails
bury and Morgan streets. at eleven
o'clock this morning.
Among the colored editors here are:
q. G. Scurlock, of "'rhc sun" Fay
ettevilIe
J. c. Dancy, of the zion Review"
Salisbury.
W. l.. Person, of "Thc Herald"
Rocky Mount.
g. w. Clinton, of "1he star of Zion,
Charlotte.
y. J. Saunders. OF "The Afro-Amcri-
can Presbyterian, Charlotte.
John Il. Hawkins, of "The Messcn-
ger" Kittrel
w c. Smith, Of the charlotte Mes
scnger.'
A. w. Scott, of "The Sentinel VII
ming ~.
FranN Manly, of The Record" Will
mington.
II. h. Russell, of "Tbe Maxton
Blade"
6. l.. Blackwell. of "Ihe Salisbury
Concord Elevator"
r. Pritchard, Of "Thc Remark, +"
Washington, N. G..
The colored papers published in this
city are:
''The Outlook" Rev. r. IT, W. Leak
editor.
''The State Republican" Z. =. Iotm-
son, editor.
"The Gazette" James II. Young,
editor.
North Carolina has more papers pub
lished in the interest OF the colored
race than any other State in the Union.
At Atlanta in the North Carolina de-
partment i'm the Negro building there
were OH exhibit nineteen papers pub
lished by coIored men in this State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-06
DEATH OF An INFANT.

Thomas Peyton, the infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Riddle, at their
residence No. 217 North West street,
died yesterday at o'clock a. M.
The funeral will be held from the
residence this morning at 10 o'clock.
The services will be conducted by Rev.
j. w. Carter, ID. D., of the First Baptist
church, and Rev. w. G. Norman, ID. D.,
OF Edenton Street NJ T.. church.
The following young gentlemen will
act as pall-bearers: Messrs powatan
Matthews, +. b. Bishop, S. NJ. Young,
sad T. H. Anderson.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-06
HOP GROWING IN NORTH CARO-
LIMA

A meeting will be held at the May
or's office in the city Of Raleigh on Sat
urday, February 8th, at 2 p. m, for the
purpose of considering the subject of
Hop Culture with view to the early
introduction of Hop Farming into this
section of the State. Hop Growers
Associations at the West and the de-
STABILITY of like associations here will
also be considered, Experienced hop
growers will be present and farmers
and land owners should attend and
avail themselves of this opportunity
to secure information relative to this
important branch OF farming.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-06
OUR HEROES AND OUR FLAGS.
A Beautiful Souvenir for Subscribers
to The News and Observer.

Beginning with Monday, the News
and Observer will offer TO its readers
a beautiful souvenir of the Confeder-
acy. 1t is a picture which artistically
embodies incidents. together with pOr-
traits of soldiers who were prominent
on the Southern side Of the great con
flict. The central figure is a medallion
of Gen. II. T.. Lee, and on either side is
private of infantry and OF cavalry.
Beneath is the inscription, Our He
roes and Our Flags" Under this is the
equestrian statue of Lee. Grouped
above and about these devices are
beautifully colored illustrations OF four
different flags of the Cnfederacy. The
Lee Camp badge surmounts thiscentral
gruping. Surrunding is framework
continuing the war pictures of Presi-
dent Jefferson Davis. Nice-President
Alexander III. Stevens, and Generals
jackson. Price, Polk, Hardee, j. +. b.
Stuart, Johnston, Kirby Smith }. II.
Morgan, Ewell, Hampton, Cooper
Longstreet, A. r. Hill, Hold, BraXton
Bragg, and Beauregard.
The whole forms an artistic picture,
which should be treasured by every
Southern family. IT Will serve to fa-
miliarize rising generations with the
faces of our heroes and the conquered
banner"
We propose to put this picture, a
copy of which may be seen framed in
the News and Observer Office within
the reach Of every one Of our subscrib-
ers. You can get it this wise:
Cut from three different issues of the
News and Observer Our Heroes and
Our Flags" coupon Present these
three coupons with fifteen cents at our
counter, and you will receive this hand
some souvenir, which retails for ONE
DOLLAR.
If you wish the picture forwarded
by mail, send us three coupons and fif-
teen cents, as above, and also one 2-cent
stamp.