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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-28

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VERY LOW PRICES. -=-la4u

John s. Brown & Co., manufacturers of the celebrated
Shamrock brand of Irish linens tho finest linens made in the
world had their stock damaged by fire and water About
$4,000 worth saved in perfect condition and sold by
the underwriters at auction for cash. We bought consider
able bill OF the goods and offer them for sale from onehaf
to two-thrds OF their regular selling value.
Fine Huck toweng in yard lengths 1896 inches regular
price CSC; our price I7c
Fine Huck oweling, yard lengths a6x36 inches regular
price size; our price CSC.
Fine Irish linen So inches wide worth 75c price 5oc
Fine Irish i1en Sc inches wide worth ST. our price 62Hc
Fine Irish nen SO inches wide, worth $3.50, price 75c
One and onequarer square yards lunch cloths very fine
double damasks worth $2.25, price $3.50
One and hreequate yard square lunch cloths very fine
double damask worth S., price $175.
Elegant damask cloth by the yard rich patterns worth
$780, our price 81.
Large carving cloths Myard square, handsome game de-
signs, worth S. each, our price $3.50.
Tray cloths match the carving CLOTH 3oc to 4oc about
half price.
Centre pieces CSC, about half price,
lot of 6ue doies 75c dozen. very great bargain.
H@ONE PRICE~N
2ACKB'IF { MARSHALL.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-28

Boys Shirt Waists, in all styles and in great
variety. The Mothers Friend" Waist is
our specially, in sizes to IA.
Unlsundered, 39c and SOC each.
Laundered, SOC. Toe and 81 each.
Third floor.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-31
CHEAPEST MILL IN STATE
ONLY SLIGHT ALTERATIONS
NEEDED IN BUILDINGS.
STONE DAM TO REPLACE WOODEN ONE
Mr.. Tompkins Expects 10 See a Great Mill
There in the Near Future. Some Of
the Stockholders Visited the
Property Ye, terday.
Property Ye terday.

A party of those interested i'm the new
GOTTEN mill to Ire built at the Falls of
Neuse went out there yesterday with
civil engineer and contractors to look
over the property and decide what
changes should be made.
The buildings and water power, ii will
be remembered, have for nearly half
century been used as paper MILL They
are now to be converted into a cotton
min. This can be done at comparatively
small cost and when the work is COM
pleted it viii be one OF the cheapest mills
in the State.
Exactly what changes will be made
in the buildings and other property has
not yet been determined. 1t is pretty
certain, however, that the present wood
EN- dam will he replaced by rock one,
and another story will be put on the
buildings. There are three buildings,
each two stories high and built OF solid
rock. These viii all be connected and
another story of brick added This will
give ample room and make a model mill
building.
This change will not exceed $4,000 in
cost and can probably be done for half
that amount. Contractors have not yet
figured ON it.
TO replace the wooden dam with
stone one will cost, lit lis estimated, about
81 900 1t is deemed advisable to do
this for the reason that the wooden dam,
II allowed to remain, would have To be
repaired and built higher at considerable
expense, and even then it would not be
anything like so satisfactory ae a stone
dam.
The site has been examined by cotton
mill experts and all declare 1T rs a model
place for a MILL Mr. ID. A. Tompkins
SAYS that with the present buildings
he thanks the mill cam be put in first
class condition fer the reception of ma
chinery at remarkably small cost, and
that once I'm operation the cost Of rum
ming it will be very low.
He adds THAT some of the greatest
mills in this country have had just such
d beginning as this one.
As soon as the engineers and contrac-
tors who have examined the property can
make their report some definite plans will.
be announced
In the meantime the promoters of the
mill are finding no trouble in finding peo-
pie to take the stock.
Dodson Brothers will rebuild their
tobacco factory at Pilot Mountain. 1t
was destroyed by fire last spring
A wooden mill will be established at
Kernersville. 1t is expected to be in
operation by November 1st A Virginia
wooden manufacturer will move his ma
chinery there frem that State.
Mr.. w. T. Hill. who recently disposed
Il s,aNn. 80, he Arshn
featuring business of Ogburn. Hill ~
Co, has decided to open a wholesale
shoe house in Winston next spring.
Columbia, South Carolina, is to have a
new cotton mill 1t will be two stories
in height and will contain 5000 spindles
and $50 Draper looms 1t will manu-
facture from the waste of the other
city mills coarse goods for the export
trade. Construction will be begun this
fall.
The manager of Philadelphia weav-
ing mill contemplates moving his plant
to Winston.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-31
WAKEFIELD WANTS
THE NEW RAILROAD
-----
A Meeting of Citizens Held
There Last Night.
A DELEGATION COMING
INDUCEMENTS TO BE OFFERED
FOR THE ROAD.
OTHER RAILROADS FIGHTING OVER IT
Seaboard Wants it 10 Take the Earpsboro
Route 10 Wilson. Southern and Coast
Line Favor Wakefield and
Sprin3hope.

The Wakefield people are excited over
the railroad question.
They are expecting the Raleigh and
Eastern Railway TO come to that place,
but they are not yet sure of it.
Last night a meeting was held there
to consider the matter, and take steps
in regard to subscribing to stock and
offering such other inducements as will
insure the construction of the road to
that point 1t is expected that they will
have delegation Of citizens here to-
morrow or Saturday to wait on the pro-
noters of the road.
The people about Earpsboro also have
hopes of the road and are not idle, while
there is a strong. but quiet, effort be-
ing made to get the road TO go to Will
son.
And in all these schemes the three
great railroad systems in this State fig
ure. The SealloarC Air Line. for in
stance, is doing all it can to have it go
by way of Earpsboro to Wilson, while
the Coast Line and the Southern, which
are daily coming into closer alliance
favor Springhope, by way of Wakefield.
If the Seaboard succeeds in its
scheme of getting the road to Wilson,
and can have it as an ally, it will be in
yading the territory of both the Coast
Line and the Southern at competitive
point, and one that will seriously hurt
both roads without any compensating
benefit to either.
On the other hand, if the road goes
to Springhope eventually, and is friend
ly to either the Coast Line or the
Southern, as it must be, it win be a val
liable feeder for the Coast Line and
will give the Southern new short route
TO Norfolk
All these views of the matter are be
ing discussed here and considered by
those along the proposed routes. In the
meantime. lumber companies are buy
ing up all the timber they can get on
both routes. The Dennis Simmons
Lumber Company. OF Williamson, is es-
pecially active, and the Tar River Lum-
Der Company is buying up large tracts.
Others are either buying the timber out
right or taking options.
As a result the price OF standing tim
Der. or of timbered land has recently
had a remarkable rise in lower Wake,
eastern Johnston and northern Nash.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-31
MR.. sPRUNT DID NOT SEND HIM

Wilmington, y. c., Aug. 20, 1899.
To The Messenger:
/ returned today from an excursion
trip to the north at my own expense,
and am astounded and distressed to see
how the newspapers have told lies about
me-
/ was not sent North by Mr.. Sprunt,
and he never asked me to speak to
refugees. He did not know l was going
and / did not speak to any one but four
or five of the good steyedores, who /
said could likely get a job at the press
next month.
j go North on an excursion every year
and / am always careful in what | say
not to cause strife or bad feeling. Some
of our men get work there in the sum
mer and others like the foolish persons
who talk to Northern newspaper re-
porters and mislead the public, cause
the colored people at home to be asham-
ed. / did not speak to any refugees
about coming back. The men | spoke
to went away for work in May and June
last intending to come home when the
cotton season opened.
Il. NJ. GREEN.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-31
THE MINsTRELs LAST NIGHT.
One of the Largest Crowds Ever il
the Academy of Music.

AL G. Fields Greater Minstrels open
ed the theatrical season here last night.
the Academy of Music. There was not
a vacant seat in the house. Besides this
all the standing room was taken and
many people were turned away.
And none of those so fortunate as to
get in regretted it. 1t was night of
fun and frolic. song, dancing and wit.
Though none of the special scenery
could be put on the stage, the costumes
We're new and appropriate and the or
chestra was all that could be desired.
There were such well known names
on the bill as Al Fields Dan Quinlan,
Harry Skunk, Doe Quigley, Tom Don7
nelly Less Fairman and Tom Hyde-all
black-faced comedians. Then there was
EverhaT, the German jongleur, giving
n performance entirely different from all
others. The dancing of Jake Welby,
Bob Keys, C. G. Pearl and Master Car
roll was indeed a terpsichorean SYM
postum. George Kingsbury and Greeve
were clever as musical comedians, while
the hit of the evening was made by the
Their representations of ancient and
modern statuary, and their production of
heroic athletics won great applause.
1t is a very fine minstrel show-one of
the very finest on the road-and deserves
the large houses that are greeting it
everywhere.
things said during the evening by the
comedians:
1.-THE first talking machine was made
of a mans RIB.
Path is a man and rhinoceros in
boat.
1T is said that man ought TO know
when he's got enough, Tut by the time
I've got enough | don't know anything.
You can't suppress the news. All
you've got to do 10 circulate it is to tel2
telegraph, telephone or tell woman.
I'VE never know what the future has
in store for us. A man may be happy
today and married tomorrow.
Electricity is no new thing. Don't
we read in the Bible that Moan had am
ark light on Mt Ararat?
when a man comes home at o'clock
in the morning he never does anything III
the regular way.
I'VE talk about great inventions aud
discoveries we are making automobiles,
flying machines, submarine boats and
the like; but the thing that causes most
talk is the telephone.
You are not rubber neck. You a1e
a peninsulara neck stretched out TO
sea.
'.1he statement that Mr.. Alger Feels
resigned to his fate is a mistake. lie
feels put out.
Il tell you they can't get along with
out Alger in the War Department. No
other man can end the Philippine war
so quick as he All he's got to do is to
send some of that camned roast beef left
over from the Cuban war to the F'ilipinos
and he'll sweep EN- off the earth quick
erin shot"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-31
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
Lee Summers Case viii Affect Sentence
of Other Convicts.


Lee Summers, white convict sent to
the penitentiary thirteen years ago from
Swarm county, was released yesterday by
Judge Montgomery, Ct the North Caro-
lima Supreme Court, OH writ of habeas
corpus The question involved was
whether or not convict serving life
sentence in the penitentiary is entitled to
communication as a result of good conduct
in the event that his term of impfison-
ment is shortened by executive clemeil
cy. The executive hoard of the prison
had ruled that a convict cannot profit
by good behavior while serving life
sentence. Summers was sentenced to the
prison thirteen years ago to serve a llfe
sentence.
Summers was sentenced to the prison
thirteen years ago to serve life
sentence. Governor Carr committed the
life sentence to fifteen years imprison-
ment. If he had been allowed commu-
tation as result of his good behavior
he would have been a free man on Tues.
day, the Doth of August. On that day
formal demand for his release was for
lnaiy made and nefused, the eXecu-
tive board having already decided thai
life conyicts were not entitled TO com
mutation. If Summers were denied COM
mutation while serving his life sentence
he would have more than year yet TO
serve. SO he sued ont a writ of ha'beas
corpuS and lit was argued yester-
day before Judge Montgomery.
After hearing argument ON both sides
of the question the court held that the
communication of sentence granted by
Governor Carr on January 18th, 1897
was i'm substitution of the original sem
tence of the court and Of the first cctn-
mutation granted; that the act of 1899
chapter 451 applies to this case and the
prisoner is entitled to his discharge.
Summers was in june, 1886, convict
ed Of murder i'm the second degree and
was sentenced to the States prison for
life. He was received in the States
prison in 1886, and has remained there
ever since. On the 18th day of January
1897, his life sentence was commuted by
Gov. Carr to Imprisonment i'm the States
prison for fifteen years. He has been Il
good prisoner, and from the day he was
received into the States prison he has
conducted himself in such manner that
when he left yesterday there was not Il
black mark against him for the whole
period of thirteen years. The prison Off
Gals say he is the best prisoner they
have ever had.
He left yesterday afternoon for Ire
dell county, where he Will in future make
Is home. u Ef"i
1t is said that the decision of Judg"
Montgomery in this case will affect the
terms of a number of other prisoners.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-31
IN HONOR OF MISS PHDLAN.
a Complimentary German in Henry
Hall Tuesday Evening.

nan Iuesudy ENeHlug.
a dance was given Tuesday night in
I1enry Han, complimentary to Miss
Runner Phelan, of Atlanta, who is the
charming guest of Miss Lilly Gray.
nose dancing were:
Miss Palmer Phelan, with Mr. Leigh
hendrick: Miss Lily Gray. with Mr..
All Ihompson; Miss Rosa Battle, with
Mr.. viii Smith; Miss Hal Morson, with
Mr.. Hof Lee; Miss Lena Latta, with
Mr.. Leigh Skinner; Miss Maud Raltz,
with Mr.. John Royal; Miss Fanny
Jones, with Mr.. Albert Bruman; Miss
Kate Skinner, with Mr.. John Andrews;
MISS Ethel Norris, with Mr.. John West;
Miss Blanch Blake, with Mr.. Sam Hins-
dale; Miss Helen Primrose, with Mr..
Murray Allen; Miss Agnes Mccall, with
Mr. Ed Battle; Miss Miriam Stamps,
with Mr.. Dalen Stronach.
Stays were: Dick Busbee, Allen
Higgs, Stanly Faison, Jack Perry, Fred
Odds, Herb Thompson. Joe Marshall,
Tom Heart, James Mckee, John Nc
kee, Frank Allen, Bob Gray, Gerald
Kendrick.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-31
INFORMATION WANTED.

DIR. A. e. Foote, 1917 Arch street,
Philadelphia. writes to the News and
Observer as follows:
I'VE note with interest in your issue
Of the 9th inst, reference to meteorlte
falling in Raleigh. Will you kindly
refer us to any one who could give more
detailed information than you are able
to publish as to this fall!'
The News and Observer would be
glad if any of its readers who can do
so, would give DIR. Foote the informa-
ton he desires.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-31
THE WORK OF sUpT. MEBANE

DIR. j. L. NJ Curry in his annual re-
port to the trustees Of the Peabody Fund
has the following to say OF Mr.. G. IL.
Mebane State Superintendent OF Pub
lie instruction i'm North Carolina
II have watched Mr.. Mehane's adj
ministration Of his office as Superin-
tendent OF Public Instruction with
keenest interest and anxiety, and have
pleasure in expressing my qualification
at the zeal, industry. ability and eff
cheney with which he has discharged
the delicate and important duties. He
deserves especial commentator for he
ing just to both races and for keeping
the schools independent of party poll
Tics ;,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-31
THE DEATH or A CHILD.

+ Prof. w. A. White, of the Institution
for the Blind, and his wife, formerly
Miss Eugenia Small, of Fayetteville,
will receive the sympathy of their
friends upon the death of their infant
daughter, Frances Royster, which oc-
CURED at their residence in this city,
217 North Dawson street, on the even
ing Of August 2Sth. The funeral SER
vices We're conducted at the residence
yesterday afternoon by the Rev. Eu-
gene Daniel and the interment was in
lakewood Cemetery.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-31
EXCURSION RATES TO PHILA
ADELPHIA, PA.

The Atlantic Coast Line viii sell r"unC
trip tickets to Philadelphia. Ia, ac
count G. A. r. Annual Encampment a
one fare.
Tickets Nsold September 1st. 2nd ant
Bird, continuous passage. and limited Il
return leaving Philadelphia not later
than September 18th, 1899
Extension Of return limit to September
30th may be obtained by depositing tick
ct with Joint Agent at Philadelphia be-
tween September 9th and 9th (both day.
inclusive) and on payment of fee OF o.
cents at time Of deposit.
Merchants going north 10 purchase
their winter stock can avail themselves
of these tickets.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-31
RACES NEXT FRIDAY.

There will be an interesting race pro-
gramme pulled off at the Fair grounds
Friday afternoon at $50 O'clock. Only
Raleigh horses are entered for the races
and no admission will be charged. The
races, however, will be conducted under
regular racing rules, and they will fur
nish no end of fun to those who go out
to see them. The public are invited.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-31
Mr.. John e. Ray. superintendent Of

Mr.. John f.. Ray, superintendent Of
the School for the Deaf Dumb and
Blind. in this city, said yesterday
touching the News and Observers spe-
cial edition: Il have lived ont west a
long time, where such editions are much
more common than they are here, and
in other parts | have seen them, but
the News and Observers edition is be-
yond question the best paper of the
kind have ever seen anywhere. 1t
Is splendid achievement"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-31
A LUNCH FROM JUNE" UzzLEs.

The News and Observer force last
night received a waiter loaded with the
finest of barbecue. 1t Is to the
thoughtfulncSs and generosity Of Mr..
j. Il. Uzzle that we are indebted for
SO excellent lunch. June is the
best of fellows always, bur to him we
now desire to make our best bow and
extend our sincerest thanks.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-31

Superintendent A. b. Forrest, of Oak
wood Cemetery, Will leave with his wife
and son tomorrow for visit 10 his
father at Covington, Pa. He will also
visit Philadelphia and either places in
Pennsylvania and attend the National
Cemetery Convention at New Haven
Conn. He will he away until October
1st. During his absence Mr.. John
Johnson. his assistant, will have charge
at the cemetery.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-31

Lee Honeycutt, a patient at the asy-
lum here, from this county, made his
escape about two weeks ago and since
that time efforts to recapture !him have
proved futile. But Friday night the
missing patient put in an appearance
at the asylum. He went back and vol
unfairly surrendered himself. He is a
young man, apparently not more than
Il years of age.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-31

The bondsmen of Hezekiah Cook,
late negro postmaster at Oberlin, have
compromised the claim against them on
account of the shortage in Cooks ac-
cunts. Cook is away from these parts
nowr His bondsmen We're john Tur-
aler and Caesar Johnson, and the suit
was compromised by the bondsmen pay
ing $500.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-31
THE WAR HORSES
Tarheels of Influence and Money Who
are Fighting Ga-andly.'

The St Louis Globe Democrat 20 Re
publican paper the other day published
a collection of reports from leading
politicians i'm the South showing that
Bryan is losing ground in this section.
Leaders" in each State, who represent
money and influence have opened the
fight Wlthin the democratic party against
Bryan and will wage war ON him to the
finish.'' says this Republican annex Of
the Democratic party, with the false
name 1t says:
North Carolina is also fighting
grandly. The war horses counted against
Bryan include J. S. Wilson, Charlotte;
II. G.. Olds, Il. G. Mears, II. NJ. Fox and
others
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-31

William Dewar, alias Henry Will
liams, the white tramp who stole hats
and clothing from the hall at Col. HSns-
dale's residence Tuesday night, had a
preliminary hearing yesterday before
the mayor and was sent on to court.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-31

The painting now being done in the
government building here is in charge
of Mr.. Charles ID. McRoy. The men
who are working outside, repainting
the joints in the stone work are under
the supervision of Mr.. A. J. Dunn.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-31

Mrs. Mile Sauls, wife OF MIR. e. T..
Sauls, highly respected woman of
Swift Greek township. died at her home
Tuesday evening.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-31

,n Even the optimist who sees nothing
but sunshine is shy about lending his
umbrella to a friend.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-31

An ounce OF help is better thar .
pound of preaching.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-14
REUNION COMMITTEE MEETS.
Committee on Military Added TO the
List.

The executive committee of the organl-
cation having in charge the reunion of
Confederate Veterans in this city in No
vember met at the court house last night.
The chairman of the committee, Col John
Screven, was in attendance upon the meet
ing of the university board of trustees.
in Atlanta and the vice chairman, Mr.. +.
D. Bloodworth, presided.
Upon motion of Capt Dillon it was de-
cded that a committee on military should
be added to those already provided for,
and that this committee should rank next
to the committee on finance The selec-
ton of its chairman and members was
postponed until a later meeting.
A special committee submitted an elab-
crate code of rules for government of
the organization and its different commit
tees, which was adopted. The code de-
fines and limits accurately the powers
and duties of each of the committees and
fixes their responsibilities. The executive
committee will meet again on next Thurs
day night.