The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-23
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RALEIGH |. /. c |.
az Round Of Entertainment III
His Honor at North State
s 85 Capital City.
LEASES MANY OPERA HOUSES |. { J ] s IS
Wilmington Man Secures 8 Con
troll of a Circuit Of Theatres
In North Carolina.
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n Especial 70 The Times-D ispatch.1
RALnTuH. n, G., Feb. 22,-All State
offices are closed to-day on account OF
i1vashington's birthday. There was no
other observance or public gathering save
those Incident to the presence Of William
Jennings Bryan. Y. Is
State Treasurer B. r. Lacy and AZ.
sistant Commissioner Of Ltea and
Printing w u. r.. Falson left this nfter-
noon for Charlotte to attend the North
Z Carolina Grand Council Of tho Junior
Order United American Mechanics,
which convenes ut 10 A. M. to- morrow:
Mr. Faison 0vice.supreme councillor OF
the Supreme Council Of the y n 1l'Ie'
States. i5s5 iys 8f9 81 \. IA 81 s55|5
4 Many honors are being hcnped on " Y
=. Bryan during his stay In Raleigh |.
He arrived Sunday morning at b:SO
O. clock, rs and was the guest OF Editor
.Josephus Daniels, Democratic national
committeeman for North Carolina. Ihe
state officials and Judges OF the Supreme
Court we're guests with ME-. Bryan 1,. az
dinner, ana Sunday evening Chief us
tlce walter Clark entertained Mr.. Bryan
at tea. Sunday afternoon, Mr.. Bryan
was greeted BY on immense audience az
the First Presbyterian Church, When
he delivered an address under the au-
spices Of the z. M. c.. A. Of the NORM
Carolina College OF Agriculture ana Me II
ckanic Arts. Ut
/ Ali rs clock this morning Mr.. Bryan
in company with many prominent citi-
zens. WAS given drive over the CITY
and at noon a largely attended public
irece ptton was held at the Agricultural
and Mechanical College. This was tol-
lowed at 4 f. M. by. a lunch with me
AGRICULTURAL and Mechanical 4 cadets IN
tho college dining.room. And at .
O. clock Mr. Bryan was the guest ct honor
at a. dinner given by Mr.. Benfhan Cana-
ieron. Mr.. Bryan delivered his lecture,
t"The value or an Ideal,'' under the
auspices OF The Agricultural and NE.
chanicai College Athletic Asso citation this
evening at$8:1b o clock. -, ~
LEASES OPERA HOUSES. s
81. "a. Schloss, Of Wilmington, who mas
already leased the Opera House IN Cn Tar
lctte, Winston Salem and one or "" TWO
either North Carolina towns. has SCI
c,,red 81, lease of the Raleigh Academy
~ Music. the term OF the lease to be-
gin next fall, after the place has been
5Ithoroug hly overhauled and much I'M
The Secretary of state charters the
II 7 Martin and Sons Company OF MI.
olive the purpose being to 40 gen
eral mercantile business. The The cap 'l'
2 r h, RI Raleigh police are searching dili-
,entiyi Yor asneEro John Arlington. who
isa wanted tc,s ans " r. the charge Of fol..,
loving white, ladies zen several coca
sions and. Offering !ndigntties to them.
3This offense has been committed on sew
eral eyenlhhgs lately and evidence has
lust come to light that Arlington 10 tne
nero. An officer came upon him early
this morning, but the negro out T. ran :, MN
ana 1T is believed that he has lied lea the
city III
nounces that he will at once inspect every
woman's college in the Stat with q view
TO ascertaining what safeguards + iMss
seems to be a peculiar fatality for coli
leres for women just row, in saat seven
nave burned within six weeks-one IN
Virginia, four in North Carolina ana
two in South Carolina.