The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-26
CITY IN BRIEF.

PANTRY THIEVES.-Several per-
sons in the southeastern part of the city
reported their pantries emptied by thieves
on Monday night.
CONCERT TO-NIGHT.-There viii
be a free band concert at Pullen fark
tonight at 8 o'clock. Go out and take
somebody" with you.
WATER POWER.-The State geolog-
icaI survey is measuring the velocity and
volume of the mountain streams to Sc
cure data for their utilization.
CAUCASIAN MOvING.-There will
be no issue of the Caucasiani next week.
1t will in future be printed by Barnes
Bros, and next week this change viii
be made.
THE SPELL-BINDER SICK.-News
comes from Greenville that Congress
man Skinner is quite i'll. This accounts
for his failure to arrive here last Satur-
day, when Republican politicians were
expecting him.
FINE OPENING.-A large number Of
students passed through Raleigh yester-
day on their way to Wake Forest,
which opened yesterday with over $50
young men present. Others will be arriv-
ing all this week
LIQUOR DEALERS.-Sey of the
delegates from Raleigh to the Liquor
Dealers Association, now in session at
Durham, returned to the city yesterday.
They report a very successful and WELL
attended meeting.
CRAMER.-Entered into paradise at
Wilmington, n c., on Tuesday, August
IL, John Webb, infant son of John b.
and May Webb Cramer, aged eleven
days. "F'or l say unto you that in heaven
the angels do always behold the face of
my Father which is in heaven"
CAN'T MEET NOW.-The Railroad
Commission is called to meet again Sep
TENDER list. But on account of the action
of Gov. Russell is summoning two of
the commissioners before him on that
day the meeting will have to be post
poned until the question of dismissal is
settled.
NEW COMMISSIONERS Gov.
Russell decides TO dismiss either Of the
Railroad Commissioners il is pretty well
settled that he will appoint MrJehn Gra-
ham, of -R;dgeway, to succeed him. If
there are two vacancies some good Re-
publican would get the other place. But
the Governor would have no doubt as to-
how he stood before he appointed him.
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HAIL AT HALIFAX.-Dr. G. NJ.
Bell, of Wakefield, who was here yester.
day, says that the tobacco crop was con-
siderably injured by hail on Monday af
ternoon. Those whose crops were most
damaged are e, 2. Wigs, Willie Wigs,
]. Ell, Griffin, G. A. Bell aud g, Nj. Bell.
/ was told by DR.. Bell that the drought
had seriously injured the cotton in his
section,
LABOR'S GREAT HOLIDAY.-Mo
day, September 9th, is Labor's National
holiday. 1t will be observed in all the
large cities, but it has never been gen.
orally observed here. The agitation of
particular holiday for laboring men
and women began some fifteen years ago.
The project grew step by step until just
prior to the passage of the law by Con-
gress in 1894, the first Monday in Sep
TENDER had been made a labor holiday
by twenty-five States of the Union.
OFF FOR NEW YORK.-Mr Chas.
Tomlinson, principal Of the Winston
graded schools, and Mr.. r. I'll. Graves.
librarian Of the State University. passed
through the city yesterday, en- route TO
New York, where they will join Presi-
dent Alderman and Supt. NJ. G. S. No
pie, or the Wilmington graded schools. in
looking over the University Publishing
Company, American Book Company and
other large companies of New York,
with view to adding to the Libraries of
tne University and the common schools
OF the State. Mr.. Graves will get in
formation concerning Klondike and va
rious routes thereto, as he has heard
that the climate of that country is most
excellent for affections Of the heart.
DIDN'T READ IT.-A Winston nanor
criticises the News and Observers 70
ures giving returns from the tobonen
manufacturers Of the State. IF eava.
>-Ihe report published by the Raleigh
news and Observer about the returns
from tobacco manufacturers, being rn.
celyed by the Labor Commissioner l.
away off in its figures about Winston
There are several manufacturers bor6
who put up more than 775,O00 pounds
year. There are two firms who manufoc.
ture about four million pounds" IF tho
article in the News and Observer had
been read it would have been seen tbat
the output of only one Winston factory
was given-the largest that had at that
time made return to the Labor Commits.
sioner.