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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-22
A FIRE AT SPRING HOPE.
Tobacco Breaks at Rocky Mount
Newsy Briefs-Marriage of Mr..
May to Miss Lancaster.

Rocky Mount, n. c., Dec. 21.-(Spe-
cial notwithstanding the inclemency
Of the weather. Rocky Mount, as usual,
increases the sale of Christmas goods;
the stores are loaded with large stocks
of all kinds Of goods, both for old and
young, and to-day Santa Claus can be
seen very busy getting ready for Christ
mas eve night.
The tobacco breaks here prior to this
bad spell have been larger than ever be-
fore on this market, and prices are high
according to grades.
A good deal Of building and renoyat-
ing has been going ON this fall.
There have been no business failures to
amount to anything here, and the va
rious businesses of the town are con-
sidered to be on a solid foundation.
Tonight, at $50 o'clock, there will be
a beautiful home marriage, the con-
tracing parties being Mr.. w. Ashley
May and Miss Lizzie Lancaster daught-
er of Mr.. j. B. Lancaster Mr. May is
the very popular clerk in Mr.. J. NJ. Grit
fms drug store He was for two years
a clerk with Mr.. Hal Bobbitt, in Ra-
leigh. Rev. r. j. Moorman, pastor of
the Methodist church here, will perform
the ceremony. The happy couple will
be the recipients of many handsome pres
ents.
There was fire at Spring Hope last
night. The prize house of ]. G. Council
was consumed. They had $1,700 insur-
ance.
| learn that the postmaster here has
not been confirmed by the Senate, and
that there is a party (white) now in
Washington, trying to get the appoint
ment. Should he ge it, it will give uni
versal satisfaction to the patrons of this
office.
There is no idle capital here. Both
capital and citizens are hard at work
for the upbuilding of this live little city.
III. B. HARDY.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-22
SILVER HEELS RELEASED.

Washington, d. c., Dee. 21.--Assis-
tant Secretary Spaulding today issued
orders for the release of the "Silyer
Heels at Wilmington, N. G. This step
was taken on report by the United
States attorney that he would obtain
no evidence upon which to proceed
against the vessel. The master, mate
and crew all swore that the vessel left
New York October 18th and was drift
ing at sea for fifty days on account of
storms and bad weather until she reach
ed Wilmington. The master and mate
swear the vessel had no arms or ammu-
milton aboard and did not deliver any.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-22
THE AUDITORIUM BURNED.

Kansas City, Dec. 21.-The Audito-
rum, the largest and finest playhouse
west Of Chicago, and the Auditorium
Hotel, one Of the most fashionable fam
lily hostelries in the city, situated at
Holmes and Ninth streets, were gutted
by FIRE that started iu the hotel short
ly after / o'clock this morning. The 1876
guests escaped ia safety although many
were compelled to leave the building in
their night clothes The loss on the en-
tire property, which is owned by Alex.
Frazer, a local business man. is between
100000 and s350,000 The total i'm
surance amounts to but $4,000. Owing
to high insurance rate, a great deal
Of the insurance has been allowed to
lapse.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-22
REAR END COLLISION.
Two Men Killed, Two Seriously Injured
Passengers Escaped.

Two Men Killed, Two Seriously Injured
Passengers Escaped.
Chicago, Ills, Dec. 1.-Two men were
killed and two seriously injured this af-
ternoon by a rear end collision on the
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad,
at Cayuga, Ind. The dead: ]. s. Hod-
son, Chicago, engineer; l.. B. Horton,
Chicago, engineer. Injured: J. X. Hor-
ton, fireman, legs broken; Ell. w. Kel-
logg, air-brake inspector, head badly
cut. Passenger train No. z, in charge
Of Engineer Hodson, ran into an open
switch and crashed into the rear end of
a freight train which lay on the side
track. Hodson saw the danger a mo-
ment before the collision. He applied
the air and reversed the engine, but was
unable to escape. Horton was a new
engineer, learning the road. Both men
were badly crushed. No passengers were
injured.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-22
Leads all C1er North Carolina a88 in BQh N08 and Co0n
WHlSKtY AND MURDER
A MATRIMONIAL EPIDEMIC IN lUM8ERT0N,
MISS HOLT TO WE'D
Democrats and Many PopuIists are for the News
and Observers Platform, White Man and
White Metal

Lumberton, N. c., Dec. 21.-(SpecialD
Berlyn Williams in Sterling township
on Saturday, both colored. Cause,
whiskey.
Miss M. e. Holt resigned her position
in Robson institute and returned to her
home in Goldsboro today. She will be
married on the % to MIR. r. A. Moore,
of Faisons.
There is a matrimonial epidemic in
Lumberton. Several couples expect to
consummate their nuptials in few days.
The Democrats and many Populists
are for the platform laid down by the
News and Observer-"White man and
white metal"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-22
PERRY SMITH THE SLAYER
THEY HAD QUARRELED ABOUT
A NEGRO WOMAN.
SMITH PUTS lNAPLEA OF SELF-DEFENCE E
Stewart Said to Have Chased Smith Through
the House and When out in the Yard the
Death Blow was Struck
With an Axe.

Raleigh's quiet little neighbor town,
Garner, had sensational killing yester-
day, the particulars of which were kind
ly furnished the News and Observer
last night by telephone by Mr.. Hal ID.
Rand, Il merchant at Garner.
At an early hour last night, Alex
der Stewart, Il negro man, OF IL quiet dis
position, except when under the intlu-
ence of drink, was slain with an axe
in the hands of Perry Smith, another
hitherto quiet and inoifensiye negro
man.
There is woman in the case, and it
was ut her house that the deed was
committed. 1nis woman is Ella Win
ters, and it seems that the two men have
had one or two minor quarrels about
her before.
Alex. Stewart went to her house yes
terday and found Perry Smith there.
Stewart, it is said, had been drinking
He began Immediately to abuse Smith
and Smith, it is claimed-rather than
engage i'll a general melee, attempted
to get out of the house. Stewart pur-
sued him, declaring that he would kill
him. Smith ran from room to room,
finally escaping to the yard. Stewart
continued to follow him. Smith saw an
axe, and running to it picked it up, and
turning to Stewart, who was advancing
on him, dealt him Il blow on the head,
from the effects of which he died al
most Immediately. Smith was imme-
diately taken into custody, and a pre-
Iiinary hearing will be held at 10 O'clock
this morning before Esquires johnson
and Goodwin. Smith is unmarried, but
Stewart leaves wife and family.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-22
BORDER WAR OF MINERS.

An Ohio Mob OF Miners Said to be Nov
ing Upon Other Miners in West
Virginia.
Charleston, w. Va, Dec. a1.-Gov.
Atkinson is in receipt of telegram
from Gen. Spillman, of Parkersburg, in
forming him that a mob is forming in
Pomeroy, Ohio, to cross the river into
West Virginia to drive the men out Of
the mines of the Consumers Coal Com
pany at New Haven. The general wired
the sheriff OF Mason county to look into
the matter and the sheriff wired back
that he would be In New Haven with
a force of deputies tomorrow and would
prevent trouble. In the meantime the
State militia is ready to move when
called upon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-22
ENTERTAINED BY DIAZ.
Mr.. and Mrs, Bryan Dine With the
Mexican President.

Mexico City. Dee. 21.--Mr. Bryan call
ed on all the cabinet ministers this morn
ing, and this evening, with Mrs. Bryan,
was entertained at dinner by President
and Mrs. Diaz, at their city residence.
The Bryan party leaves for Vera Cruz
in the morning, and will return via
Puebla to this city Saturday night, when
they will go to Guadalajara, and thence
home.
Miguel Macedo, one of the leading law
yers of this city, has been elected mayor
for the ensuing year.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-22
BLOUNT STREET PAVEMENT.
The Property Owners Unanimous for
Uniform Sidewalks.

The prorerty-owners on BIount street
held a welI-attended meeting last night
for the purpose of adopting uniform
pavement 10 be put down on that
street, which is the principal resident
street of the city and one of the most
beautiful thoroughfares in the South.
No definite action was taken though
there was much discussion of material
its durability, cost and appearance. 1t
was decided to re-refer the matter to the
committee (Messrs. Moncure, Gray and
knox,) who have been investigating the
suOJect for sometime. They are in
structed to make further inquiries touch
ing the cost of various kinds of mater
ial and find out what it can be put down
for.
The result of the committees investi-
CATION will be made known at an adj
journed meeting to be called when the
committee are ready to report.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-22
CHLoRoFoRMED AND ROBBED

Richmond, Va, Dec. 21.-On Decem-
Der IL, John A. Campbell, caterer for
the Students Mess Hall at the Univer-
sity of Virginia, was chloroformed and
robbed of a considerable sum of money.
Yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Stacey Betzler,
o. Newark, N. j., medical student at
the university, was arrested ON the
charge of being concerned in the rob-
berry. He will be given a preliminary
hearing tomorrow afternoon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-22
MRS. DARLINGTON BOOTH ILL

New York, Dec. 21.-Mrs. BalIington
Booth, who is in the Presbyterian Hos
pital, suffering with heart trouble, was
tonight said to be in a serious con-
dition.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-22
"a s4,000,000 FAILURE.

London, Dc. 21.--A special dispatch
from Melborne. Victoria, gaos G. FL.
James has failed for e1nQ10 pounds
sterling (S4,250.000) The cause Of his
troubles is said to be the bursting of the
land boom.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-22
BOARD OF PUBLIC CHARITIES
Met in the Capitol Yesterday After
noon-Reading Reports.

noon-Reading Reports.
The Board of Public Charities met in
the capitol yesterday afternoon. Presi-
dent Chas. Duffy, of Newbern, presid-
ed. Messrs. w. A. Blair, Of Winston;
w. N. Jones, of Raleigh; l.. ]. Hough-
ton, of Pittsboro, and Mr.. Reed, OF
Charlotte, were the members of the
board present.
Capt. G. B. benson, the secretary to
the board, read his report for the year,
and then the reports from the various
State institutions and counties were TAX
en- up. This work will consume all of
to-day, and probably part of tonight.
The board was In session last night
and will meet again at 10 o'clock this
morning.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-22

Washington, d. C., Dec. 1.-The fol-
lowing fourth class postmasters have
been appointed in North Carolina to-day:
Acton, Mrs. Ora VI. Case: Grace, John
Masters; Kiger, Il. B. Tuttle.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-22

SUNDAY SCHOOL MISSIONARY.
At meeting OF the Baptist State
Sunday School Board on Monday night,
Rev. B. w. Spilman was reelected Sun
day School mIssioni and organizer.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-22
ISOLATION OF A PRINCESS.
Separated From Her Husband She Has
Been Cloce Prisoner'for Five Years.

Palermo, Dec. 21.--Il Corriere Della
Isola tells shocking story of i'll treat
ment of Princess hi Carini, who is
separated from her husband.
1t appears, that with his blind daugh-
ter, she has been shut up for the last
FIVE years by her trustee and has only
just succeeded in sending a letter to
the police revealing the fact of her i'm
prisonment. The police have liberated
the Princess and the trustee has been
arrested,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-22
BURIAL AT MONTGOMERY.

Washington, Dec. 21.-Ex-Secretary
Herbert reached Washington at 10 to-
night, having been ON his way from Ala
'bama to spend the Christmas holidays
with, his family, when the news of his
daughters death met him on the train
The funeral will be held tomorrow
and the remains will be taken to Mont
gomery, Alabama, for burial beside Miss
Herbert'a mother.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-22
A sOUTHBRIDGE CUT.

Southbridge, Mass, Dec. PIN Ices
have been posted at the Fiskdale C3-ton
Mills in Southbridge, that on anG ae~
ter January Bird, The wage scale wi 0e
lowered. The notices do not state he
amount of the reduction but it is un er~
stood it will be between ten and ele rem
per cent "r about the same as that con-.
templated by Fall Rive and New Hartt-
shire mills.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-22

Worcester, Mass, Dec. 21.-The Mil
bury Cotton Mills, following the lead {
the Fall River mills, has posted 8 10
tice of a cut of 10 per cent, t. t.
effect January 3. This was e2~pe-'.
and the owners say they were fol
make the cut by the condition OF b4=
ness.
Daily camera., 1897-09-06
South BOulder's Placers.

R. T. Miller returned yesterday from
Boulder county, says the Denver Re.
publican, where he and his associates
have purchased 32o acres of placer
ground. located in one of the canyons Of
South Boulder creek. The placers have
been located for many years, but have
not been developed to any extent. The
ground is very rich, running as high as
SI.S7 to the cubic yard at the surface.
The purchasers of the property are
making arrangements to work the ground
Systematically and will probably be ready
to commence active operations with the
opening of next spring. 1t has been
thoroughly tested in all parts Of the sew
eral claims and is uniformly rich. An
estimate of the amount of auriferous
gravel shows that the ground can be
operated at handsome profit for not
fewer than 25 years.
The presence of placer gold in the
lower canyons of South Boulder creek
prove conclusively the existence of lode
veins above, which have never yet been
found, and when these placers are work.
ed the country will undoubtedly be
prospected and result in the discovery
of the lodes lying in this portion of the
great sulphide belt Mr.. Miller reports
one peculiarity noticeable in the placer
ground-the unusually large amount of
black sand. He says that half a ton per
day can be saved in an ordinary slulce,
and that assays of the iron show that it
carries $50 to the ton in gold.
Daily camera., 1897-09-06
School
Dress Goods.

We are showing large line of novelties wool mixtures, all
wool annels in plain oors checks pad stripes designs and
other goods specially adapted for school dresses They service
able pretty and reasonable in price.
Daily camera., 1897-09-06
WILL HE BE SUCCEEDED,
Consul General Lee Is Now On His WAY
Home op a Leave of Absence.

Consul General Lee Is Now On His Way
Home op Leave of Absence.
Washington, Sept 6.-Assistant Sec
retary Day has returned to Washington
from his vacation in Ohio. He says that
Consul General Lee is now on his way
from Havana pursuant to leave of alb.
sence given him. Mr.. Day refused to
state whether any particular significance
was attached to the visit, but admitted
that an interview would undoubtedly be
held, on the situation in Cuba. He also
refused to state whether or not Mr.. Lee
would return TO Cuba, or if there was
any change OF determination on the part
of the administration to send former
Frank Aldrich of Illinois
to Havana as his successor.
Daily camera., 1897-09-06
Farmers Doomed to Disappointment.

Representative d. E. Grafenreid of
Texas, in recent interview in Washing
ton, said: "Our farmers are this year
blessed with abundant crops and the
wheat-producing countries on the other
side of the ocean have short crops. In
other words, the demand for American
wheat is almost greater than the supply;
hence the big prices which the specu-
lators are just now getting. | am sorry
to say this will not always continue, for
next year the demand for wheat by rea.
son of good crops on the other side may
be only normal, and in that event our
farmers will not receive any more for
their wheat than formerly. Let the
mints of the United States, England,
France and Germany be opened to-
morrow to silver, and you would see the
price of the white metal rise steadily un-
til it reached the level of gold. Why
would it rise? Simply because of the de.
mand-just the same as demand has
raised the price Of wheat" Mr.. Graaen.
reid expressed his opinion strongly of
those who are constantly decrying the
four hundred million standard silver dol
lars the country now has, and ended an
interesting chat by saying: "rhe only
solution of the question is to open the
mints to silver the same as gold. Per.
manent prosperity will never come
through the further contraction Of the
currencA. which the gold bugs are try.
ing to bring about by discrediting our
standard silver dollars. What the
country needs is more money. Tha,
will be the issue in the next campaign
and, in my judgment, the democrats will
win upon it,"
Daily camera., 1897-09-06
DENIED AT WASHINGTON,
The Spanish Legation Are Accused of In
specting American Coast Defenses.

Washington, Sept. 6-Nothing is
known here of the inspection Of the de.
fences OF Charleston by attaches of the
Spanish legation, as reported from that
city. All the members of the legation
is stated however, as practically impos-
sible to inspect the new Notifications at
Charleston or indeed at any other point
without the persons being known.
From a different source it is learned
that Lieutenant Sabral, an attache of the
legation. has been spending some time
at southern ports engaged in studying
the channels on the coast of Florida and
other states.
Daily camera., 1897-09-06
UNIVERSITY NOTES.

The university opens tomorrow.
"H. P" Wheeler arrived yesterday
from Ouray.
Miss Daisy Metzler has arrived from
Crested Butte.
Miss Nina Klllgore arrived from Den
yer this morning.
DR.. Jas. Mclean arrived from Canada
on Saturday last.
Miss Beulah Haskins arrived from La
Junta Saturday night.
Messrs. Southard and Hogarty came
in yesterday from Greeley.
Mr.. Collum of Idaho Springs has en-.
rolled in the law department.
Miss Browning OF Pueblo will be a
member of the freshman class.
Mr.. Stevenson of Trinidad is a pros
Bert Lynn, member of the senior
law class arrived from Colorado Springs
today.
Mrs. Patrick Carney and sister.in-law,
Miss Carney, arrived from Denver this
morning.
E. L. Mitchell, a member of the soph-
omore class, arrived from Central City
last night.
Miss Mckinley of Idaho Springs, has
arrived and taken up her residence at
Cottage 2.
Joe Rogers arrived from Colorado
Springs last night and will enter the Sec
ond year medical class
Messrs. Schilling and Lockhart have
arrived from their respective homes IN
Aspen and Colorado Springs.
Messrs Rubidge and Wagner arrived
from Denver last night and took up
their residence in the dormitory.
Mr.. Newton, son of one of the owners
of the Grand Junction News, has arrived
and will take up university work.
The mother of Miss Charlotte Ballard
arrived yesterday. She will keep house
for her daughter this coming year.
Messrs. Spangler and Cleveland. grad.
yates of the class of 81 in East Denver
high school are located at the Sis house.
Albert Dakan of the class of 81, col
legiate department, will enter the law
class this fall. He arrived from Denver
yesterday.
]. R. Morgan, formerly of the class ol
81 has reentered college. He has beer
been teaching in Saguache for the las
two years.
WA. Brigham, accompanied by his two
daughters, arrived from Cripple Creel
last evening. The Misses Brigham vii
attend the university this coming year
MIR. Flynn has arrived from Alamosa
He will teach in the preparator,
school and pursue work in the peda
gogical course in the university post
graduate department.
Daily camera., 1897-09-06
Threatened With Lynching.

Bellplaine, Ia, Sept. 6-An extra force
of guards is being maintained at the
county jail today at Vlnton, to guard
murderer Frank Novack, who was re
Gently captured at Klondyke. The &C
cused man is fearful of an attempt by
Murray's friends to wrest him from the
officials and is very nervous. The pre-
liminary hearing will be held today.
Daily camera., 1897-09-06
Fatal Boiler Explosion.

Peoria, ILL.,, Sept. 6-Morton, Caswell
county, was the scene of terrible ex-
plosion last evening. A boiler in a brick
building used as mill, electric power
and pumping station exploded, instantly
killing Tillle and Emma Bayer, aged 5
and II years, and injuring four others,
two of whom will die.
Daily camera., 1897-09-06
Steamer and Ferry Collide.

Washington, Sept. 6.--The armed
steamer Newport News collided with the
ferry boat Columbia on the Potomac this
morning. The latter was cut in two.
Though badly shaken none of the PAS
sengers were hurt.
Daily camera., 1897-09-06
5 NEWS.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

Four Hundred Delegates Gather in the
Chamber of Commerce.
Denver, Sept. 6-The Democratic state
convention gathered together this morn
ing in the Chamber of Commerce to
nominate candidate fol member OF
the supreme court S. A. White of
Pueblo was selected temporary chair
man. After the appointment of the
various committees an adjournment was
taken until 2:3o p. m.
Up to 4:3o this afternoon no decision
has been reached in the choice for JUS
tice of the supreme court, The Choice
lies between Hayt and Gabbert, the ma
nipulators favoring the former,
Daily camera., 1897-09-06
Bryan at St. Louis.

St. Louis, Sept. Own. J. Bryan ar
rived at 7:3o and will speak at Con-
cordia park at the Labor Day celebra-
ton this evening. He declined to be in
tervewed, but said that the cause of
silver was never brighter.
Daily camera., 1897-09-06
For Mayor of Greater New York.

New York, Sept. 6.-W. D. Wardell
was nominated today by the Prohlbi-
tionists for mayor of Greater New York.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-02

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mother. At these times, DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription is of incalcula-
BILE value. 1t strengthens and invlgo.
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promotes regularity of the functions,
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the ills of womankind are traceable to
some form of what Is known as "fe.
male complaint" There are not
three cases in hundred OF woman's
peculiar disease that DR.. Pierce's Fa.
vorite Prescription will not cure.
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The Citadel Encampment.

The Anderson Intelligencer says:
Col. Coward and Capt. White of the
South Carolina Citadel, Charleston,
spent two days in the city last week
completing arrangements for the an
nual encampment of the cadets Of that
institution. The cadets will come to
Anderson on June Is and spread their
tents on the campus of the Patrick
Military Institute. They will remain
here about two weeks, during which
time the commencement exercises will
be held. Ex-Judge ]. Ell. Hudson will
deliver the annual address. The cadets
will march from here to Clemson Col
lege and spend a day. The cadets will
be warmly welcomed to Anderson and
royally entertained.