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The news & observer., 1896-12-12


Mr.. ]. G. Hundley, Of Oxford, is at the
Park Hotel.
Mr.. #. p. Turner, of Charlotte, was
here yesterday.
Prof. w. II. Cullom, of Wake Forest,
was here yesterday.
Maj. ]. w. Wilson yesterday left for
his home in Morganton.
Mr. Ed. Chambers Smith has gone to
New York on legal business.
Mr.. JOS. p. Gulley returned to the city
yesterday from business trip.
Mrs. A. r. ID. johnson has gone to
Franklinton on n visit to relatives.
Mrs. Will Balm has gone to Baltimore
for treatment at the st. Johns Hospital.
Mrs. Jdsephus Daniels is visiting her
uncle, Mr.. ID. g. Worth, of Wilmington.
Mrs Lindsay Lancaster is quite sick at
:her residence on North Harrington street.
I. Mr.. Thad Ivey, Business Agent of the
sSldle II aEHlcIS AliuhCc' was hCAC JSStSA
day.
Mrs w L. Weatherly, of Norfolk, Va,
is visiting her parents, MIR. and Mrs O..
J.. Carroll.
mfr. ]. p. Cook, of Concord, who has
been here for several days, went home
Yesterday afternoon.
Collector +. NJ. Simmons yesterday
returned from Newbern, where he has
BEEN attending Craven county court this
week.
EIrs. Jas. n. Williamson, who has
been here visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Omega Foster, has returned to her home
at Graham.
Mr. Josephus Daniels, editor of the
News and Observer, left yesterday morn
ing for Kinston, where he goes to attend
the Methodist Conference.
Nj. b. s. Royster, of oxford, who
represented Clerk of Court Skies in the
habeas corpus proceedings before Chief
Justice Faircloth, went back home yes
terdey,
ME Howard A. Foushee a prominent
young attorney of Durham, was here
yesterday. He was elected county at
torney Monday by the Durham county
boart: Of commissioners.
Mr. Alfred A. Williams, formerly of
this city, but now of Philadelphia, is here.
Mr.. Williams is well-known in Raleigh
and has a,large number of friends here
who are glad to welcome him back
The news & observer., 1896-12-12
FEDERAL COURT YEsTERDAY
Two Counterfeiters Convicted for Rails
ing s hill TO so.

Two Counterfeiters Convicted FOR Rails.
ing a 81 hill to so.
Two eases of more than usual import
ance came up in the Federal Court yes
terday for trial One was the trial and
conviction OF two white men, A. j. Olive
and III. II. Allen, for raising a 81 Treas
ury note to a So one Olive is young
man whose home is near Apex, in this
county. Allen claims to be from Virginia,
and at the time of his arrest had little
clock repairing shop on Wilmington
street They changed the bill by taking
S. Confederate BILL cutting out the
words and figures on it and pasting them
over the words and figures on
n 81 Treasury note This they
then tried TO pass on negro
man who keeps "A little store near
the railroad in the southern part of this
city. But the negro detected the fraud
and had them arrested. Judgment has
not yet been passed upon them, but it is
probable that they viii have to serve a
term in the United States penitentmry.
Uncle Sam does not deal very leniently
with those who lay desecrating hands on
his circulating medium.
Another case of about equal interest
and Importance, and certainly one that
was much more stubbornly fought, was
that of the United States against ]. w
Johnston and Samuel Christmas, for rob
bing the postoffice at Warren Plains.
This case consumed much time. 1t was
not completed during the day and a night
session of the court was held to finish it,
Johnston is a white man and Christmas
= fbrYT hpDt IN
verdict of not guilty, it is believed that
defendants should have been convicted, as
it appeared in evidence that after the
robbery they peddled stamps and postal
cards all over the county. selling them at
half price.
The following cases were disposed of
yesterday:
United States VS.. James |. Moore, of
Franklin county, for making opportunity
for party to defraud the United States.
Verdict not guilty
United States VS.. Charles Harris, of
Durham county, for illicit distilling. Yer
diet guilty OF working at in illicit dis
tillery. Sentenced to 80 days imprison
ment
United States IS. Percy Veazey, of Dur
ham county, for illicit distilling. Verdict
guilty Of working at an Illicit distillery
Sentenced to 80 days Imprisonment
United Staes VS. Leaster Geer, or Dur
ham county, for illicit distilling. Verdict
not guilty.
United States VS. A. J. Olive and III. H.
Allen, of Wake county, for altering a
United States Treasury note. Verdict
guilty. Judgment reserved.
United States VS. Buen Ashley, of Dur
ham county, for illicit distilling. Verdict
guilty Judgment reserved.
United States VS.. J. w. Johnston and
Samuel Christmas, Of Warren county
for robbing a postoffice. Verdict not
guilty.
United States VS.. Thomas Parker of
Granville county. for retailing. Pleads
guilty. Judgment 30 days Imprisonment
and 800 fine,
The news & observer., 1896-12-12
HEsTER's COTTON REPORT.

New Orleans, La, Dec. 11.-Secretary
Hester's weekly New Orleans Cotton
Exchange statement to-day shows an in
crease over last year Of 5000 bales; a
decrease under year before last of $4,000
and a decrease from 1893 Of $4,000. For
the eleven days of December the gain
over last year was 4,000 a loss from
year before last of 214,000, and from
1893 of 117,000. For the 102 days of the
season the aggregate is ahead of last
year 1,170,000 bales; behind year before
last 10000, and ahead of 1898 by $685.
000 Including stocks left over from the
last crop and the number of bales
brought into sight for the new crop the
supply to date is 5,622,7 ,775 bales, against
4,423, ,750 for the same period last year.
The news & observer., 1896-12-12

Judge Russell will recommend it to 4he
Legislature.
The other plan proposed is to increase
the number of Superior court judges fr9m
II 10 IA or 15-(both are proposed) and
abolish the two criminal courts and all
other inferior courts now in existence in
the State. The cost of such a course
wouId be some greater than that of tine
other plan, but it is said that its resuEs
would be much more satisfactory. 1T
viii relieve the strain on the judges, WHO
are now over-worked and yet put oil
the courts on an equality IN rank. Where
necessary separate terms might be heid,
as now, for the trial Of civil and criminal
causes. Mr.. Chas. a. Cook, OF Warren
county, favors this plan.
To do this, however, it will be neces-
sary to re-district the State and appoint
the additional judges. Mr.. Cook favored
this course during the last Legislature
and had his bill drawn, but found the
opposition to it SO strong that he decided
not to introduce it. He says 1T was only
when he found that he could not get
such bin through that he consented to
vote for the establishment OF two criminal
courts-one in the East and the other
in the West.
1t win be remembered that Mr.. Cook
was elected by the Legislature as judge of
one Of the these courts and Mr.. Ewart of
the other. On account of a defect in
Mr.. Cooks election he could not take
the Office and Judge Meares, Of Will
mington, who had for several years held
the office, was re-appointed by Gov. Carr.
Both Mr.. Cook and Mr. Ewart were here
this week and expressed to me the views
above set forth
The news & observer., 1896-12-12
PROMINENT woMAN's SUICIDE
Mrs Cooper and Her Daughter SuccumI
to Church Troubles.

Mrs. Cooper and Her Daughter Succumb
to Church Troubles.
San Francisco. Dec. 11.--Mrs Sarah
III. Cooper and her daughter. Harriet
Cooper, wer found dead IN their home
III this city this morning with the gas
turned on and every evidence Of suicide
Mrs. Cooper was president of Kinder
garten Association, and her daughter was
deputy superintendent. Mrs Cooper had
lived here thirty years, and was widely
known as an educator, philanthropist and
writer. She was president Of the Wo-
mems Association, president Of the Wo-
! mans Suffrage Association and promi-
nent as a member of the Womens Chris
tian Temperance Union. For many
years she taught the largest Bi-
BILE class in the city in the
First Congregational church, her class
numbering several hundred adults. She
was also assistant pastor of the church un-
der the p0storate of Rev. DIR. G. o.
Brown. In her will, written yesterday,
she requested that the bodies of herself
and daughter be not taken to the morgue.
The Coopers had lived entirely alone ex-
cept for a Chinese cook, who had been
in their employ for twenty years. He
has not yet been found. 1t is expected he
can throw some light on the tragedy.
When the scandal concerning DIR.
Brown was first talked about, Mrs. Coop.
or stood by her pastor and expressed con-
fdence in him Later developments
caused her to change her mind, and she
and her daughter became the most prom
inent opponents and accusers.
Much bitterness in church circles was
engendered by Mrs. Cooper's statements
on the witness stand, at the church trial.
Miss Cooper was even more pronounced
| than her mother in opposition to DR..
Brown.
This action estranged many Of their
friends, and the suicide af the mother
and daughter was ascribed to the brood
ing over coldness and snubs from former
| friends.
Mrs. Cooper was supersensitive, and of
late has been much worried over the i'll
ness OF her daughter, who has been suf-
fering from nervous prostration caused
by the outcome of the church troubles.
In her will Mrs. Cooper says her stated
intention Of committing suicide would af-
ford sufficient proof to render unnecessary
q coroner's investigation. Many influen-
tiaI friends tried to have her wishes car
ried out, but Coroner Hawkins ordered
that the bodies be taken to the morgue
The news & observer., 1896-12-12

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY RATES.
Both the Seaboard and the Southern
VIII Give Reduced Rates.


The Southern Railway announces
Christmas and New Year holiday rates
1867 at a very great reduction. Tickets
will be sold between all stations of that
company, within radius OF 800 miles of
actual selling point on December % to
% inclusive, and Dec. 30 1896, to Janua-
ry 1st, 1897, inclusive, good TO return
January 4th.
For the accommodation of students at
tending schools and colleges, tickets will
be sold to those presenting certificates
from the principals or presidents Of such
institutions on Dec. 16 to Dec. 18th, in
elusive, with final limit of January, 4th,
1897.
For the Christmas holidays the Sea-
board Airline will sell round trip tick
cts at the rate Of four cents per mile,
one way. That is two cents a mile tray
eled between points within radius of
300 miles of your station. Tickets to be
sold December % to % inclusive, and
December 80 to January j inclusive;
limit January 4.
Tickets will be sold to students going
to their homes, commencing December
10th.
The following is for round trip tickets
to leading point from Raleigh, N. c.:
Charlotte, $685.; Henderson, $3.50;
Wilmington, $3.50; Richmond, Va,
$3.50; Petersburg, Va, $3.50; Norfolk,
Va, 81; Charleston, S. O., $10.45; Col
umbia, SIC, 5000; Washington, D..
G., S1120.
The news & observer., 1896-12-12
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
They Vote Themselves SO a Day and
Then so Back Home.

Then so Back Home.
The Board of County Commissioners,
after being in session four days, yester-
day afternoon completed its work for this
meeting and adjourned, after voting the
members of the Board So per diem for
services and ; cents mileage, the
largest amounts allowed by law. Com
missioner Barbee favored a smaller per
diem, bat Messrs. Hill and Chamblee
couldn't see it exactly that way, so Mr.
Barbee was outyoted.
Court crier and constable of the grand
jury were also elected yesterday. For
the former place Lonnie NJ Green
Rep), was chosen and to the latter
position Dudley Peed, (Pop.), was elect
ed. Mr.. Peed will accept, but Mr.. Green,
having been an applicant for Superinten-
dent OF tie County Home and Work
house, doesn't propose now to accept as
humble a position as that of court crier
lie appriseG the Board of this fact and
they will elect somebody in his
stead Mt the next meeting Mr. Kinion
Jones has been the court crier for many
years under the Democratic administra-
tion, and Mr.: McCullers has been consta-
BILE Of the grand jury.
Charges were preferred before the
Board agains9 school committee Of dis
trict, No. 3, white, of Little River town
ship and the committee was ordered to
appear before the Board at the January
meeting to answer the charges against it.
The Board also gave notice that here
after it would assume no responsibility
for payment Of school vouchers for teach
ers who taught while there was no money
to the credit of the district in which the
school is taught. But they will pay
voucAsxs otherwise in regular form,
thougnMhe school began before the APP
portionment of funds was placed to the
credit OF the district.
The Battle bridge was ordered complet-
ed and the Board refused to pay anything
for the erection of the Mial bridge.
The news & observer., 1896-12-12
THE BEST SHOW OF THE SEASON
Much Interest in the Appearance of
Eyangeline Wednesday Evening.

huch interest l1 the Appearance OF
Eyangeline Wednesday Evening.
The amusement loving people of Raj
eigh and adjoining. towns are very much
interested in the coming appearance of
Riee's beautiful Egangeline at the Aca-
DENY Of Music next Wednesday even
ing The sale of seats viii begin prompt
ly at five o'clock tomorrow afternoon at
Kings drug store.
The appearance .of this magnificent
opera here is the theatrical event of the
season. The company comes on a very
large guarantee and appears at no other
point in this State. The special scenery
carried by the company is unsurpassed
and the cast Of thep reduction includes
fifty people, headed by George X. For
tesque.
Evangeline is one of Il. Il. Rice's, the
author of 1892" greatest productions
The librettos is beautiful and every feat
ure is new and up-to-date. The prices
viii be so arranged as to be within the
reach Of every one. The hour for the
opening of the box is s p. m, at
Kings drug store.
The appearance Of Stuart Robson and
his company OF actors headed by Madame
Janauscheek, at the Academy of Music
occurs Thursday, the might following
Mr. Robson will present his new success,
Mrs. Ponderbury's Past.
The news & observer., 1896-12-12
If the public could only realize
what a Remedy is within
their reach, how much suf-
fering would be aIIeviated!
Read this; it is worth read
RALEIGH. e..
HorEwEl1. Mecklenbure Co, N. G.,

HoPKwELL, MecklenburR Co., N. c.,
December lst, 1855.
Last June was suffering terribly from
some bladder trouble, which was so severe
and extreme that the physicians said an
operation would have to be performed and
the stones crushed. dreaded it so much,
and had so much faith in Mrs. rson's
W ash. that / determined o try il Il and
see what it would do, so / applied it three
times day. and in thirty six hours the in
nammation subsided, the swelling and en-.
lar cement was reduced, anc the stone pass.
ID without any trouble. The stone was
large, and no one can know, except those
who have so suffered, what it was / do
not believe / could have stood an opera.
tion, and believe ] would have di- d had it
not been f Mrs Persons Wash II any
one is suffering from .his bladder trouble,
let them try it. My pain would he 80 great
| would have to be put in a tub of hot water
TO relieve those terrible parox ysms of pain.
1t made perfect cure of me. Oh that
everv one could realize what me edfcfne ts
within reac ch, and try it, how much suffer-
ing would be relieved! Mrs. Person herself
does not saw much for her Remedy as IL
deserves. am. very truly,
MRS. ABNER ALEXANDER.
The news & observer., 1896-12-12
ILLINOIS CoRN-YIELD.

Springfield, H., Dec. 1.-THE official
crop bulletin, issued to-day by the State
Board of Agriculture, shows that the
corn yield of this year is 2SS, S,500,000
bushels, averaging ~ bushels per acre
throughout the State. The average
price is 18 cents per bushel. This is the
largest yield in the history OF THE State
excepting the crop Of 1879, which reached
over three hundred million bushels.
The news & observer., 1896-12-12
NEGRO EXoDUsTERs RETURN.

The Seaboard train yesterday brought
10 negroes, men, women and children here
from Meridian. Miss. They were ON
their way to La Grange and Newbern,
their old homes. They left this State
several years ago and went to Louisiana
and from there to Mississippi. But they
were never quite able TO forget the OH
North State. They say that the lands
in Louisiana and Mississippi are more
fertile than they are here. but that the
seasons are more uncertain and the
climate unhealthy. Altogether they pre-
fer to take their canoes of making u
living in North Carolina.
The news & observer., 1896-12-12
COXEY GIVES GOODBYE.

In a Farewell to Senator Butler be
Leaves the Peoples Party.
Massilon, Ohio, Dee. 11.-"GeneraT'
J. $. Coxey issues an open letter to Sena-
tor Marion Butler to-day, denouncing the
"disgraced Peoples party" sold out to
IAN issue so insignificant as silver"
Il decline" he says, "to help chase
rainhows of election frauds in Ohio, but
hereby announce my resignation as Il
member of the National committee"
He concludes: Il once left the Demo
cratic party, and now find that to be out
of it for sure, l must leave the once and
now disgraced Peoples party This is
done in deep sorrow, and with the hope to
join a party soon to which the hope of
the Republic must look for succor for
financial and industrial ills"
The news & observer., 1896-12-12
"FRAUD ORDERS" DEFINED.

Washington, Dee 11.-Postmaster Cen
eral Wilson has given orders that fraud
orders" issued against lottery companies
and their officers operating in foreign
countries, do not cover mail matter orig
mating in foreign countries and simply
passing through our territory They
cover mail matter originating in this
country only which is addressed to any
OF the parties named in the orders
The news & observer., 1896-12-12
FOOTBALL AT SHAW.

Shaw University football team is doing
some lively practising every day on the
campus, preparing for match game
with Livingston College lin Greensboro
on Monday, Dec 2Sth, and with Kittrell
College in Raleigh, Jan. 1st.
At 3 O'Clock to-day there win be an ex-
hibition game between the Regular and
Scrub teams, and lovers Of the sport are
invited to witness some gaod up-to-date
playing.
The news & observer., 1896-12-12

The regular weekly auction sale Of
horses at he sales stables Of Capt. j. w.
Littlepage, corner Blount and Martin
streets, will begin to-day at IL o'clock,
and continue until the horses in the
present consignment are sold. Each
horse will be sold to the highest bidder,
and some rare bargains will doubtless
be offered.
The news & observer., 1896-12-12
RESOLUTIONS OF PROTEST.
Against the Posting of Obscene Pictures
Along the Streets.

At the regular weekly meeting of the
officers and teachers of the Baptist Tab
ernacle Sunday School of this city, held
last night, the following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, That we earnestly enter our
protest against the posting of vulgar and
obscene pictures along our streets and
the admission to public halls Of low, vul-
gar and indecent shows.
Resolved, That we call upon the Mayor
and the police of the city to enforce the
law already on our statute books; and
upon our citizens to join in determined
effort to suppress the debauchery so
rapidly being fastened upon our city
The news & observer., 1896-12-12
Stockholders Meeting.

THE COMMERCIAL & FARMtRs BANK
RALRIaH, n Dec. IL. 1886.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders
of this bank win be held at shefr Banking
House in the city OF Raleish on Tuesday,
january 18th, 1897. at 2:30 p M
b. 3. JEkMAN. Cashier.
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WANT AN EARLY CONFERENCE.


Window Glass Manufacturers Ask the
Workers to Hurry Up Thci. Scale.
Pittsburg, Pa, August 4-The da;e
for the joint meeting of the northern,
eastern and western wage committees
CT the window Glass Workers Ass0cia-
tion, which was TO have been held az
Sylvan Beach, Oneida Lake on Tues
day, August Il, TO prepare the wage
scale 70 be presented AT the com ne an
nual conference with the manufacturers
committee, has been changed. The
meeting will be held next Tuesday. in
stead of the time al first agreed upon.
This change in the date of the meeting
was caused by a communication from
the manufacturers, which was received
at the window glass workers heaGquar-
ters to-day. In the communication the
manufacturers ask that the meeting be
held as soon as possible and the scale
10 be presented as agreed upon. They
say that the majority of them will be
ready to begin work by September 5.
Hence the manufacturers express them
selves OF being desirous of having the
annual conference between the wage
committees take place rs soon as posi-
ble. This action of the manufacturers
indicates a settlement favorable " the
workers.
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see civilization shove the frontier to the
Pacific. In 1915 she married David
Walker; he died ten years later, so that
her widOwhoOd extends over period OF
Il wears. as she never married again.
During her married life they lived in
Sreubenville and Mr.. Walker carried on
the occupation OF wheelwright and car
penter. but after her husbands death,
she removed back to her old home in
Island Creek township where she has
lived ever since. Mrs. Walker is and
always has been a woman of religious
sensibiliGes. coming from pious Pres
byterian stock. and she has been q de-
voted member OF the Island Creek Pres
byteran church for 81 years. She is 4
woman of remarkable vigOr and vital
ity. and she has needed a physicians
services but q few times in her life. She
makes her home with her grand chill
drer, who are children of a deceased
son. John c. Walker
She belongs to a family noted for its
longevity and she has quite a number
of grand children and great grand chill
dren living David c. Walker. her only
living child. lives AT Toronto, az the age
Of Il years. The other son. John, died
in 1898 Mrs. Walker is a pleasing con-
versatioaalist and shows great intelli-
gence. Her memory is good and she
relates a number of incidents connected
with pioneer history. She is very spry
and carries her weight OF 100 years e9s-
ily. and her hearing IS good. She can
read her bible without the aid OF glasses.
She had always lived a simple retiring
life. and she has a good appetite and
sleeps like a child.
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1O1 YEARS OLD.
Hrs. Letitia Loretta Walker VIII
Celebrate Her Birthday To-Day.
VIII Receive Her Fri6uds---SketCh
of Her Remarkable Long Career.

Special to the Register.
Steubenville, O., August AIRS Let
tia Loretta Walker Of Croxton's Run,
this county, will celebrate her 1O1st
birthday tomorrow by receiving her
friends in the grove adjoining her
hcme. This remarkable woman was
born August 5, 1855, near Gettysburg,
Pc. Her uncle was named Gets ana it
was for him that the town OF Gettys-
burg was named, and he was the first
to settle on the site of the famous bat
tle-field. Mrs. Walkers father, Charles
Canning, came to this country from
Cork, ireland, and settled near Gettys-
burg, but moved to Ohio in 1914, when
settlements were few and scattered. This
State was then nothing more than the
frontier, and Mrs. Walker has lived 10
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GOVERNMENT DEFEATED.
The House OF Lords Iuserts an Objection
able clause ma the Irish LabOrcrs' Biz.

The House OF Lords IUSerts an Objection
able clause iu the Irish Laborcrs' Biz.
London. August An the House Of
Lords -0-uigh- ,la. body By a vote u
- % 10 inserted clause in the Irish
l3bOrers' bin which the government re-
sisted, as If would endanger the passage
of -be bin I'm The House of Comons.
The defeat of the government caused
O slr in The lobby 7, has disconcer'eE
The government. which fears that the
Irish land bin will suffer considerably
q, the hands of the Irish landlord peers
among -hem the Marquis Of Londonder-
~ the Earl OF Winchile and The Duke
Of Abercorn. whose structures on the
land bin promise amendments in COM
mi.sce w1ich are likely 10 cause trouble
when the measure is returned to the
House of Commons.
After the vote tonight Mr.. Arthur
BalsOur. the. government leader in The
House Of Commons. had a long con
ference with the Duke eff Devonshire.
Lord President OF the council.