Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-31
OUR RALEIGH
news letter
A Citizen From Kinston Shot From
Ambush.
THE ASSASSIN UNKNOWN
A COlOred Youth Accidentally Kills
Himself North Carolina Car Conn
panyAiJudged aRankrupt-AnO x-
trIch Farm TO BE started ut Ashc-
villc-Sfatc Bonrd or Agriculture.
New Commissnry General.

Raleigh, n. c.. May 3O.-A dispatch
from Kinston says: Mr.. j. Fl. Tweedy,
married white man, aged about TWEEN
ty-five, Oh returning from Kinston to
the logging camps of the Gray Lumber
Company, about twelve miles from
lIinston, where he was employed, was
shot Saturday night. about IL O'Clock.
from ambush by an unknown assassin,
and died in about three hours, before
q physician could be Obtaintd. He
was shot with buckshot from gun.
Before Mr.. Twcedy died he stated that
Windal Taylor Killed him; thai as the
moon was shining bright he could tell
the man. The only motive that the
act could be attributed to was that
there seemed TO have been some trou-
bic between them concerning woman
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
I1envy Wolfe. colored, aged about
seventeen, was out hunting Saturday
afternoon, ana while getting over
fence his gun was accidentally dis
charged. the load taking effect in his
forehead. from which wound he died
III snort while.
CAR COMPANY BANKRUPT.
The North Carolina Car Company
was yesterday adjudged a bankrupt 1t
was held by Judge Pu,ncl in his de-
cis.on that under deed OF trust made
By The Car Company in April, 1897, Ed.
Chambers Smith and Charles IL. Bel
vim. trustees, can sell the property
conveyed in that deed, and the bank.
will a NJ ra.rnf-upta al
1t. But as to the property conveyed
by deed of March IS. 1899. the CONS
pany is held as bankrupt. and cv-
dencc will not he permitted to show
eclvency of the company.
The effect of the decision is that
Smith ana Belvin, TRUSTEES. are permit
ted 10 act under the order OF the SUI
pcrior Court of Wake county and the
deed OF trust of 1927. but the Federal
Court under the bankruptcy act takes
charge of the property conveyed by
the deed of trust of 1899 and distr!-
butes the proceeds accordingly.
AN OSTRICH FARM.
Ashcvile is about TO add an ostrich
farm TO ite industries. MIR. y. Y. Pear
son, who has of late years conducted
an ostrich farm in California, will es-
tablish IT, The farm will be located in
Ramoth, Mr.. Pearson having purchased
for the purpose Il siX-acrc tract of land.
The Gazette says the farm, which will
be established by Mr. Pearson. is to be
included in the feather trust. which
was some time ago organized in New
York.
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
The State Board of Agriculture at its
meeting Thursday VIII not only elect
officers. but IL Will probably dismiss AZ
once some of those now in Office. cspe-
c!llly those who were most active in
the recent iockng-out OF the new
board. All the fertilizer inspectors,
except Kelly and Dortch. who are reg
uHr inspectors elected by the old
% irl were dismissed from service on
NM i5th. This was done Mt the de-
MAn1 81 the new board when the suit
IVES brought to test the--xalldlty- of The
LoIrt's election by the Legislature.
TIE PllNITENTIARY BONDS.
the $4,000 of pententiary bonds re-
centiy sold by the State 10 the Wacho-
Yin Loan and Trust Company, will be
delivered by state Treasurer Worth to
Mr. +. II. Fries, president OF the COM
pany, on June Sth. MIR. Fries Will be
here On that day 10 read a paper before
the Bankers Convention. The Ameri-
can Bank Note Company. which is pre-
pairing the bonds. has been notified to
have them here by that time.
SARY-GENERAL.
The Governor yesterday, Through the
Adiutant- General, appointed and COM
missioncd Xelliffc p. Smith. of Raleigh.
as Commissary- General of the North
Carolina State Guard. with the rank OF
Colonel.
The appointment is made to fill a
vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Colonel S. S Bachelor.
Colonel Smith has long been mem
Der OF the Governors Guard of this
city When the Spanish war broke out
and troops We're called for he volunteer
ed with his company and went into SER
vice as second lieutenant. He was soon
appointed commissary of his regiment
(t'irst North Carolina), which position
he filled with distinguished credit I'M
til the regiment was mustered on.
some TWO months ago In the meantime
he had also won promotion in his COM
pany to first lieutenant, which posi-
ton he now holds.
The appointment will be received
with approval by Guardsmen through
out the State.