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THE RALEIGH VOLUME 27 RALEIGH. N. MONDAY. MAY 8, 1905 Price 5c DROWNED IN THE SURF MR. WILLIAM A.

LITTLE, PROMINENT YOUNG MAN OF MINGTON, WENT DOWN WHILE SURF BATHING AT WRIGHTSVILLE. Wimington. May White surf bathing with a number of ladies and gentlemen. members of a house party at the ticks cottage, on Wrightsville Beach, yesterday afternoon about o'clock. William Angustus Little, 24 years of age, engaged as confidential secretary with the Macka.

interests here, was caught by a strong undertow and drowned before help contd reach him. Latte tonight the body of the young man had not been recovered, thought friends are making a persistent search up and down the beach. As a strong tide was receding at the time of the drowning is probable that the body has been swept out to sea, and may never be recovered. Little went out further than the rest and evidently got beyond his depth. He shouted for help to Mr.

Croswell. calling him by name, "Harry," but. as members of the party started to the rescue the young man was swept further and further to sea. A Mr. Armistrong.

employed in the building Mr. W. J. Moore's new hotel further up the beach. saw the excitement and quickly divesting himself of his outer garments put out for the young man, but the distance was more than he could overcome and when within a few feet of Little, the struggling young man went down for the last time, Mr.

Armstrong was then so exhausted that he had to be brought in and revived with stimulants Mr. Little was a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.

Little, living near Novin postoffice, six miles north Charlotte, and came here five years ago from Gaffney. S. where he had been employed in a clerical capacity at a cotton mill. He made many friends in Wilmington and was held in the highest esteem by his employers. He took great interest in athletic affairs and was quite well known.

He was a member of the Presbyterian church. and was active in the Y. M. C. A.

work. His peculiarly sad death has cast gloom over the entire city. Mr. Little is survived by his father and mother. eight sisters and two brothers.

His family and a brother. Mr. Joe Little. of' Richmond. has been apprised of the sad death of their relative.

The death is sadder still because of the fact that early in the month of June Mr. Little had expected to claim as a bride one of Wilmington's most charming young woman. The young man was provident and exemplary in his habits. He carried $5,000 insurance upon his life. COLLISION IN FOG CAUSES VESSEL TO SINK Vine Yard Haven, May A Joy line steamer.

Arkansas bound fro mBoston to New York with a crew of twenty-nine men and thirty-seven passengers was sunk in collision with the barge Glendower near, here late last night. With the exception of one woman, Miss Mamie Kelly, of Boston, all the crew and passengers. were saved. The Glendower struck her amidships on the star board side during a heavy log and considering the short time that elapsed between the time of the collision and the sinking of the vessel it is remarkable that more lives were not lost. The small loss of life was due to the prompt action of the crew who lost no time in lowering the life boats and kept cool heads in transferpassengers to them, many had time to get baggage or wearing apparel, but escaped in their night clothing.

A MURDERER HANGED. Union, May Rudolph, was hanged. this morning for the murder of Detective Schumacher, some time ago. An appeal to save the man from the gallows was made to Governor Folk but Tre refused to take action. Schumacher was shot while heading a posse which attempted to capture Rudolph and his pal George for looting the Union bank.

The bank was robbed of fourteen thousand dol-. lars in negotiable paper on Christmas eve the year of 1902. Collins was hanged a year ago last March, EVENING MR. W. DUKE DIED TODAY VETERAN TOBACCONIST DIED THIS MORNING-ALL OF N.

C. MOURNS--FULL FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS NOT YET MADE. Durham, N. May on Duke, the founder of the Duke family, died here at his home this afternoon at 2 o'clock after a long illness. The end came peacefully, and around the bedside of the old man were his sons.

Brodie L. Benjamin N. and James B. Duke and a large number of grand children. He WItS eighty -four years of age.

The funeral will he held in this city Wednesday, but no other arrangements have been made. Mr. Duke was known far and wide 33 the father of the tobacco industry in the south and as 3 philanthropist of 3 most generous nature. The state looses one of its landmarks, and the institutions which he has endowed loose a friend. SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.

The career of Mr. Washington Duke has been one of the most remarkable among the business men of this State. was a son of a poor farmer living the distward of Hillsboro in Orange county, and had but slight educational advantages. Soon after the breaking out of the war he enlisted as a soldier but was assigned to the naval force, and as naval recruit, a common seaman. He served in the navy at Charleston an elsewhere.

He was a man of sterling character: not particularly bright, but faithful in the performance of his duties. When the war ended he returned home and tended his small farm, maksome tobacco which then began to cultivated in his neighborhood. Afa while, he and his sons, then very young men, beat out with a common flail the tobacco leaf and sold it as smoking tobacco. In the meantime T. Blackwell Green, and R.

F. Morris had gone into the business more largely, and the Dukes' moved to the little way station known as Durham, and entered into that business.ly For a time they were quite successful for their limited means and doing better than their expectations, but after a while Blackwell's Bull entirely overshadowed them. Still they worked on. making an honest. tobacco, that gave much satisfaction to their customers.

Finally casting about for some new business. they struck on cigarettes, which was a success from the first, but their means were so limited that they could: not expand Fortunately, Mr. Watts, of Baltimore, offered to take an interest in the business for his son. and put in $10.000 in cash; that gave them the opportunity they needed. From that time on their road led to wealth, and year by year.

saw the Dukes expand until at length they became the greatest and most important tobacco manufacturers in the worold. In accomplishing this credit is to be given to the capacity and energy the sons: but the capacity and energy and tine good sense and management of Mr. Washington Duke was at the bottom of the whole great structure. He was an honest manufacturer, and his products were esteemed accordtingly. Mr.

Duke's personal characteristics wereadmirable. There was no pretense about him. He was plain Washington Duke, all through life, just as he was when he came out of the war. was faithful in his friendship, affectionate in his family, and kindly in bearrng towards others. Late in life he contributed largely of means to public purposes, but he not desire any applause for any donanotion.

but formed his sole gratification in the fact that he was doing what thought was right and proper and tor him to do. Indeed but few men have ever lived who were less slave of great wealth than he was. WE PAY PER ANNUM COMPOUNDED SEMI-ANNUALLY ON MONEY 7 WITH US YOUR DEPOSITED Co WAKE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK. RALEIGH. N.

C. TIMES He was glad to amass means but did not care to display his wealth before the public. His life was one of great usefulness. THE BRIDGE WHIST CLUB. The Bridge Whist Club met at eleven o'elock Satur lay morning at the residence of Mrs.

R. B. Raney, The following lacies were present: Misses Meares of Wilmington, Miss Browder of Atlanta. Mrs. L.

A. Carr. of Durham, Mrs. Willingh on of Virginia, Mrs, Jas, 0 Litchford, Sherwood Higgs, Mrs. B.

Grimes cowper. Mrs. Samuel Ashe. Mrs. George W.

Thompson, Miss Mabel Your, Miss Mary Denson, Mrs. J. K. Marshall Mrs. W.

B. Jones, Mrs. R. S. MeGeachy, Mrs.

Joseph Ferrall, Mrs. William West, Mrs. W. P. Whitaker.

Mrs. Wile liam Smith. Miss Annie B. Duncan, Miss Eua Perry. There were no prizes, but souvemrs.

silver hat pins. were presented to the guests. The highest score was made by Miss Annie B. Duncan. The decorations were red and white peonies.

Dainty and delicious refresh ments were served. EASY TO SEE. With Bryan as the leader of the party it is easy to see that the Democraey cannot possibly return to conserva tism. NAN'S ATTORNEY ASKS HER RELEASE ON BAIL New York. May Levy, counsel for Nan Patterson, will at tour o'clock this afternoon hold a consultation with District Attorney Jerome for the purpose of having the accused girl released on bail.

Edward J. Sparenberg, a pawn broker friend of Levy's is ready to gO on the girl's bond. Levy said this morning: "Nan will be out of the Tombs by Wednesday at the latest I will have no motion to make, that's up to the District Ator. ney. Lawrence Lumberger, counsel for J.

Morgan Smith, appeared before Justice Foster this morning and submitted :1 motion for the release of Smith and his wife. The District Attorney at the same time submitted motions asking that Smith be held until it could be determined whether the -strict Attorney desired to reindict them. Both motions were taken under advisement. Nan appeared to be perfectrecovered from the strain of her re. cent trial.

MORE IN SYMPATHY. President Roosevelt probably commands more of the regard and contidence of the great body of the members of the Iroquois Club than any Democratic leader in the country. They are doubtless in sympathy with his spirit and aims, with his purposes and policies, than with those of any Democratic chieftain Work by pharmacy Student. Will substitute if desired. Address, Salol, care Evening Times People "Who Have Little Money to Invest" are constant and care tul readers of T1 IM Want Ads.

1C. A WORD. ARMED CHINESE WITH RIFLES IT IS SAID THAT THIS IS THE USE TO WHICH CAPTURED RIFLES HAVE BEEN PUT BY THE JAPANESE. Gadgeyadana, Manchester, May The Japanese are said to have armed 25.000 or 30,000 Chinese bandits with captured Russian rifles. The Chinese population has been drafted by the Japanese for road-making and intrenching.

and roads are being constructed at Shiminpu, Banchenessee and Manga Pass. Gibraltar, May steamer Yang Tsze which arrived here has been taking on board naval material which was consigned to Hong Kong The authorities have given instruc tions to use the greatest possible haste in loading and despatching the vessel on her voyage, RUSSIANS AND JAPS BOTH SIGHT ED. Hong Kong, May are made by vessels today of sighting both Russian and Japanese ships which may give some key to the present whereabouts of the rival fleets. Th British steamer Charterhouse sighted a Russian cruiser off Honkohe bay on Annan coast Friday. She also saw it collier leaving the bay and steaming eastward.

The remainder of the flee was not to be seen. The British steamer Angela, which arrived from Nororan, Japan, was stopped by a Japanese cruiser in straite The cruiser suestioned her, then al lowed the Angalo to proceed. FOURTH FLEET ASSEMBLED. London, dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Copenhagen says it is reported from Liban Russia, that the fourth Baltic squadron has assembled at Cronstadt. The fleet will be- inspected next week previous to its departure fort the tar East.

NEBOGATOFF PASSES SAIGON. Hong Kong. May 8. -The China mai has received a telegram from Saigor saying Nebogatoff's fleet has passed that point. Saigon, Cochin China, May hospital ship Koshoma has arrived here.

The appearance of the Koshome at this time would seem to indicate the approach of the Russian squadron commanded by Rear Admiral Nebago toff which passed through the strait of Malacca on Friday. Sixteen freighters are now lying of' the cape of Saint Jacques and a large Russian squadron is ported to be of Annan coast. ST. MARY'S COMMENCEMENT. The following program of ment exercises at St.

Mary's commence, has been announced: Sunday, May 21--11 a. Baccalanreate sermon, By Rev. Chas. M. Niles of Trinity Church, Columbia, S.

C. Monday, May p. tield day exercises: 4 to 6 p. annual ex hibit of the art department; 8:15 p.m. elocution evening.

Tuesday, May a. m. class day exercises; 3:30 p. rector's reception in honor of seniors. Wednesday, May 24--11 a.

L'Etoile german: 3:30 p. annua' meeting of the trustees; 8:15 p. m. annal escort. (Thursday, May a.

graduation exercises. The friends of the school are cor dially invited to attend these exer cises. No special invitations for Ral eigh will be issued. NEGRO STRIKE BREAKER WOUNDS TWO BROTHERS Chicago, May and Richard Fruen, brothers are in a hospital and there is little hope of their recovery as the result of an encounter with a supposed negro strike breaker in a saloon this morning, the negro asked to play a piano and a quarrel followed. resulting in the negro being put out of the place He lay in wait until the brothers came out and attacked them with a knife, then fled.

A NEW YORK PROBLEM. The formation of the Afro-American Realty Company in New York city brings out the fact that the negroes have to fight their, way in Gotham against the universal distaste of the white man towards the negro as neighbor. This company which was recently, incorporated, had its" origin about twelve months ago in the association of ten rich negroes to lease property for colored tenants. In attempting to lease apartment houses formerly occupied by negroes on One Hundred and Thirty -fifth street, they found themselves resisted. The white owners of the buildings refused longer to let their property to colored tenants.

Then the Afro-American company was incorporated with a capital of $500,000 of which was immediately paid in by the negro incorporators, The purpose was to buy property in localities where it was demanded by colored tenants, and the owners of which were unwilling to lease to them. Two large apartment houses in West One Hundred and Thirty-fifth street, near Fifth avenue, were purchased by the company, and later two of almost equal size in One Hundred and Thirty -fourth street. These purchases were made some what on the sly, and when it was learned what uses the property was to be put, the white neighbors raised row and are threateneing to go into the courts to colored neighbors away. How the courts are going to help them we can't very well see, but in any event the realty company has a good chance to sell out its holdings at a big profit, and possibly that is what the ten wise colored men were driving at in the patch. MRS.

WEBB DUKE MAY OPEN BUSINESS Beaumont, May F. Taylor, of Chicago, accompanied by his attorney, George S. King, left for Nacogdoches Saturday instead of going direct to Chicago, as was announced 15 his plan yesterday. At Nacogdoches, a conference will be held with reference to the reorganization of the Texas-Cuba Tobacco Company, which went out of business some months ago. From Nacogdoches, according to At torney King, Taylor will leave for Chicago in response to a telegram received from Alice Webb-Duke, who awaits him in that city.

"After a further conference in said Attorney King today, and Alice Webb-Duke will go 0 Durham. N. the home of Brodie L. Duke, where plans will be made looking to the establishment of a tobacco company" Mr. King refused to say that Mr.

Duke would meet them there, but admitted that they would see him on the trip. rupture He of denied relations that there between had been Brodie al Duke and Alice Webb-Duke, and show. ed the dispatches from Duke offering substantial assistance to Mrs. Duke it she wanted it. JEFFRIES CONFIRMS REPORT THAT HE HAS QUIT STAGE.

Chicago, May J. Jeffries, the champion heavy weight of the world confirms the report of his retirement from the ring. He is "knocked out" by malaria and is suffering from a severe case of muscular rheumatism in the hands and he says he has never known a day's sickness before so this attack makes his life miserable. He is to quqit the stage also and to go to Harbon Springs, Califoornia. THE TUESDAY AFTERNOON CLUB.

The Tuesday afternoon club will meet with Mrs. Cary J. Hunter tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. The club will have the privilege of hearing Hon. J.

Y. Joyner lecture on that oecasion. His subject will be taken from Othello, and the club considers itself fortunate ineed in hearing Prof. Joyner. Several musical selections will be rendered during the afternoon by some at' the city's most talented musicians.

BRANDGEE TO GET PLATT'S PLACE. Hartford, May choice at an early hour today of Congressman J. B. Brandgee, of New London, to be the Republican candidate for senator succeed the late Orville H. Platt, of balloting during a session of came at the end of a continuous hours.

The caucus of Republican members of the senate and house of the general assembly was finished at about 2:30 a. m. The nominating was made on the 27th ballot when Brandgee received 137. votes or three more than necessary to a choice. MAY BE EXPECTED.

Mr. Bryan may tack the beef trust other day he had a prices charged for to pay $500 for a MEDALS AWARDED AT TRINITY THE TWO LITERARY SOCIETIES AWARD MEDALS TO ORATOR, DEBATER AND DECLAIMER -FINE EXHIBITION IN GYMNASIUM- Trinity Park, Durham, May the Hesperian and Columbian Literary Societies of Trnity College Saturday night medals were awarded to the best orator, debater and declaimer' in each organization. The winning of these medals are among the most coveted of college honors and there is always a sharp contest for them. In the Hesperian Society the medals were awarded aS follows: Orator's, Mr. E.

Barnhardt, of Mr. Pleasant: debater's, Mr. E. O. Cole, of Charlotte; declaimer's, Mr.

W. G. Jerome, of Pittsboro. In the Columbian Society: Orator's, Mr. E.

F. Lee, of Durham; Debater's, Mr. H. E. Spence, of South Mills: Declaimer's, Mr.

V. C. Matthews, of Carey. An interesting gymnasium exhibition was given at the Duke gymnasium Friday night. Instructor W.

W. Card and those students who took part in the exercises deserve credit. for the high class of athletic work being done at Truity. The programme given was as follows: Dumb bell drill. German horse, flying ring, parallel bars.

pyramid building and tumbling, club swingin, horizontal bars, passing ball. Mrs. W. W. Card entertained the young ladies at the woman's building la few evenings ago in a very delightful manner.

At the close of the eventings enjoyment each guest was presented with a hand-made souvenir. The guests, were the fololwing named: Miss Alice Charleseraft, Emeth. Tuttie. Nan Goodson. Mary Thomas, Kate Herring.

Alice Franklin, May Wrenn, Daisy Minor. Julia Minor. Bertha Lackey. Betty Allen, Mitchell Waddill. Lassie Reeves, Florence Parks and Mattie Oldham.

The last game of baseball for Trinity for the season will be with Wake Forest at Raleigh tomorrow afternoon. This game will be of more than usual interest not only because the teams are pretty evenly matched and it is the last of the season but because it marks the retirement from the box of Bradsher, Trinity's crack pitcher. who during the five years he has been playing ball has won the reputation of being the "king of the Southern diamond." An excursion will be run from Durham to Raleigh and it is expected that, including students, several hundred people will go over 10 see the game. BOWEN WILL NOT DISCUSS VENEZUELAN MATTER Quarantine, N. May Among the passengers who arrived today aboard the steamer Philadelphia from Laguayra was H.

V. Bowen, United States minister 10 Venezuela. Mr. Bowen refused to discuss the Venezuelan controversy until he had reported to the State Department. He will probably go to Washington tomorrow.

MEMORIAL DAY NOTES. Lunch will be served the veterans at twelve o'clock on Wednesday. It is hoped the generous public will respond liberally for the lunch. Members of the Ladies Memorial Association and Daughters of the eracy are requested to meet in the Capital Square as near ten o'clock possible (Those who cannot conveniently flowers to the cemetery, are requested to send them to Colonel Kenan's fice at the supreme court. building, where a committee of ladies will ceive them The confederate organization of the city requests that all schools and places of business be closed.

LITERARY DEPARTMENT. This afternoon at 4:30 o'clock the Literary Department of the Woman's Club met in the Raney Library building. The subject of the afternoon was Browning and Mr. Will Bailey gave a delightful and interesting talk on "Paracelsus," and Miss Brown of the Baptist University had prepared a most able paper on "Browning, the Man." GRAND LODGE OF I.0.0.F. TO MEET THE OPENING SESSION TO BE HELD IN ODD FELLOWS HALL TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4 O'CLOCK -ABOUT 200 DELEGATES The sixty-second session of the Grand Lodge of the Odd Fellows will meet here tomorrow.

About two dred delegates will be in attendance, and the home lodge is making every precaution to entertain their visiting brethern, and to make their stay in the capital city pleasant. None of the delegates have arrived yet, but it is expected that the van guard will begin to come in tomorrow morning. The officers of the Grand Lodge are as follows: Henry E. Briggs, of Raleigh, Grand Master: Plato Collins, of Kinston, Deputy Grand Master; Thos. M.

Stephens, of Durham, Grand Warden; B. H. Woodell, of Raleigh, Grand Secretary: R. J. Jones, Grand Treasurer; John F.

Griffith, of Winston, Grand Representatives; Dr. L. B. McBrayer, of Asheville, Grand Representative; T. B.

Winstead, of Elm City, Grand Marshall; G. W. Bryant, of Durham, Grand Conductor: P. H. Williams, of Elizabeth City.

Grand L. W. Jeannerett, of Asheville; Grand Herald; Rev. R. H.

Willis, of Morehead City, Grand Chaplain. The opening session will begin tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. This session will be devoted to the hearing of reports of the grand officers, the grand representatives and the trustees of the orphans home, and the appointment of the standing committees to which all the business will be classitied and referred. Tuesday night will be given over 1 to Manteo lodge number 8, which night is their regular meeting. Four candidates will be initiated.

Wednesday morning the regular routine business of the lodge will be proceeded with. In the evening a musical concert will be given at the Baptist University in honor of the grand lodge. The lodge will continue in session Thursday on which day the election of officers will be made. YOUNG MAN of good experience in drug store, one year in pharmacy at University of North Carolina, and an experienced book-keeper and stenographer desires position in drug store through the summer until September or' October 1. Address at once, care Raleigh Evening Times.

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