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mom ri, VOL. XXXV. NO. RALEIGH, N. MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 5, $3.00 PER YEAR," r-i and his conferees' flocking by them TO.

HETURX TOI VAXCE. The Henderson Murderers fo be Taken Watson Says His Gang of SinAU BOys Pulled Minor Matters Manipulated for the Many. AGAINST I REDUCTION, Railway Officials Appeared Before the Commissioners Today. Prominent Railway officials of several Southern systems appear ed before the Railway Commission today in support of their argument against a reduction passenger rates in this State. The Southern Railway was represented by Col.

A. B. Andrews, First Vice President; Mr W. W. Finley, Second Vice 'President; Mr.

J. M. Culp, Traffic Manager; Col A Turk, General Passenger Agent; Col A Henderson, Assistant General Counsel, and Mr The Atlantic Coast Line was represented by Mr. T. M.

Emerson, General Traffic Manager. Messrs. MacRae and Day and Mr. B. Batchelor appeared in behalf of tbe Seaboard Air Line.

The Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad was represented by Mr. S. Dill, and theC. F. Y.

V. by Mr. J. M. Rose, General Counsel and Mr-.

Kyle, Passenger Agent and Judge MacRae. Representatives of each of the different systems appeared before the Commission, arguring against a reduction. It was contended that the reduction of the passenger rates a quarter of a cent would be injurous to the railroads. It was pointed out that tbe rate per mile in operation at present in North Carolina was the lowest in any other Southern Stute, and that it was equally as low as many of those in New England. In the matter of the reduction of the express rate on the Atlantic North Carolina Railway, an order was issued by the commission that on and after November first the special rate in operatipn should be revoked and the tariff as now applying to the other roads be put in effect.

This is a reduction of 50 per cent, in rates. The rate for the transportation of money on the same road was reduced from 75 to 50 cents per thousand, at the request of the Bank of Newbern. The commission will not render a decision in the matter of reduction drawal will Elect McKinley TALKS OFTREACHERY Says Ho Uas Shi graded Off and That 1 fie will Hold the Masses of th Popnllsts -Together and. 1( v' i' Defeat Bryan. The Atlanta' Constitution of yes terdaytays: 1 What Is Hon.

Thomas 'E. Watson going to do? Does -he intend to draw from the national ticket as a caXP'date lor vice President or will heVun on to the end? Mr. Watson talks in enigmas' and very or inem at mat. more can be ascertained from 'what he does not say than from his laconio utterances. He is playing a' game and he is looking ahead just four years.

"He sees no chance of winning this year, but fie is getting in position to in IVW, a. The 'Vice-Presidential nominee from Georgia is not saying much, but he is mighty busy on the pollti- cal wood pile. And there will reworks among the Populists in th years to come, and Senator Ma-' rlon Butler, Allen at.d4he rest of them nave due notice, and it is their own fault if they do not act accord Ingly. There is going to be the biggest kind of a 'split in thePopulist ranks. It almost ame at St, Louis?" The westerners wemted to indorse Bryan nd Sewall.

I The Southerners wanted aticket exclusively their wn. 4 There the- factions fought and threatened, the middle of the road men declaring, that they would bolt before they would; indorse Bryan and. Sewall. Marion Butler, of North Carolina, said that he would walk put of the convention with his ninety' votes unless' a Southern man was placed on the He wanted a North Carolina Populist" tne ueorgians uia some clever political work and they made the convention come to Tom Watson, of the county of McDuffie. That was a bitter pill to1 the of rates for some days.

Commissioner Beddingfield was absent today and it will be necessary for him to review the testimony. TODAY'S MARKETS. Niw Yoek, Oct. 5. Cotton quotations furnished by G.

E. Leach, Broker, 311 Wilmington street Raleigh, N. C. By Private Wire. ocko, old luck bag." On account of the youth of the offenders and an unwillingnessto keep them in jail until January to await court, Mayor Russ imposed a small fine on the boys and let them go.

He gave them all a lecture coupled with much sound advice. THANKS THE POPULISTS. Mr. Bryan's Formal Acceptance of the St. Louis Nomination.

St. Louis, Oct. 5. Wm- J. Bryan has given out his letter accepting the Populist nomination.

It reads as follows: Lincoln, Oct. 3, 1896. Hon. Wm. Allen, Chairman, and others, Members of the Notification Committee 'of the People's party: Gentlemen: The nomination of the People's party for the presidency of the United States, has been tendered me in a spirit and upon such honorable terms that I am able to accept the same' without parting frcm the platform adopted by the national convention at Chicago, I appreciate the breadth of patriotism which has actuated the members of thePeople's party, who, in order to conciliate the sentiment in favor of bi metallism, have been willing to go outside of party lines and support as their candidate one already named by the Democratic and also by the Silver party.

I also appreciate the fact that while during the years since 1873 a large majority of the Democratic party and a considerable minority of the Republican party have been consistent advocates of the free coinage silver: at the present ratio, yet since the organization of the People's party its members have unanimously supported such coin age as the only means of restoring bi-mctallism. By persistently pointing out the disastrous effects of a gold stanoard anu protest ing against each successive step towards. financial bondage, thePeople's party has exerted an import ant influence in awakening tbe pub lic to a realization of the nation's political peril. In a time like this, when a great political party is at tempting to surrender the right to legislate for ourselves and is seeking to bind the American people to a foreign monetary system, it be-hooves'us as" loVers of our country and friends of American instutions to lay aside for the present such differences as may exist among us on minor questions, in order that our strength may be united in a supreme effort to wrest the government from the hands of those who imagine the nation's finances are only secure when controlled by a few financiers, and that national honor can only be maintained by giving acquiescence in any policy, however destructive to the interests of the people of the United States, which foreign creditors, present or prospective, may desire to force upon us. It is a cause of congratulation that we have in this campaign not only the support of Democrats, Populists and Republicans, who have all along believed in independent bi-metallism, but also the active co-operation of those Democrats and Republicans, who, heretofore waiting for international bi-metallism, now join with us rather than trust the destinies of the nation in the hands of those who are holding out the delusive hope of foreign aid, while they labor seretly for the permanent establishment of the gold standard.

While differences have always arisen in the settlement in default of any plan of co-operation between distinct political organizations, I am sure that the advocates of bi-metallism are so intensely in earnest that they will be able to devise ome means by which the free silver strength may be concentrated upon one electoral ticket at least To secure this result charity towards the opinion of others, and liberality on the part of all, is necessary, but honest and sincere friends who are working towards a common result always find it possible to agree upon just and equitabletcrms. The American people have "proven equal to every emergency which has arisen in the past and I' am confident will be no antagonism between the various regiments of the one great army which is marching to repeal an invasion more dangerous to our welfare than an army with banners. Acknowledging, with gratitude, your exposition of confidence and goodwill, I am very truly yours, Wm. Bryan. Bruwn, of EasCDurham was in tie city today.

He goes by de-name v- selves. A bitter fight is on between the two factions' i Butler, who" was an original middle pf the road populist, has gone over to the fusionists and it remains to be seen which side will whip. "it. A FELL OFF, THE TRUCKS. A Sleeping ramp Badly 1 red Brought tramp whiles stealing a ride on the truck rods of a Seaboard Air Lln freight train near Lemon Springs on theB.

A. A. I division, fell to the ground and was run over by the car wheels. The tramp was brought tojthis city op the train which ran over him and he is now at Bex Hospital un derfeolng treatment. 'The injured man underwent terri ble suffering before he could be given medical His injuries were of a most painful nature.

The train was' proceeding or otherwise the fellow would have been killed. One leg, a foot and arm were badly-crushed by the car. He sustained bodily1 injuries and his head was also hurt; The amputation of the injured leg may be necessary. Ralph Hamilton, is the name the tramp gives. He is only 17 years of age and claims Huntington, West Virginia as his home.

It is supposed that he was asleep when he fell from the trucks. Fair Tuesday. The weather isgenerally clear this morning, except over the lake region and' New England, where cloudy weather prevails with som0 rain. The pressure is high over the estern portion of the country. A V-sbaped' low exists over the lake region, and another, "high" covers the North west.

Quite- low temperature for the Season are reported from the North west; 26 degrees at Bismark, 28 de grees at Huron, and 3U degrees at North Batte. 400 Persona Registered In Raleigh. The registration' id Raleigh is npt so-large as was expected. Four teen hundred voters have registered so far, but this is only 61 per cent of the voting population in the It is stated that more colored peo ple than whites have registerecL-j Every Democrat in" thejjity should registei Saturday. There are only two more Saturdays of registration.

Pattison and Clark Speak Tonight. Mr J. LtvPattcrson and Mr, W. W. Clark, of Newbern, electors for the national gold Democratic ticket, will speak here tonight at the court house.

The people of Raleigh are respect fully asked to come out and bear the gentlemen discuss the question of The Bohemian Clnb. A party 'of gen tlemen con si sting pf Messrs. E. B. Barbee George Kuehne, Charley Shaw, G.

Greek O. Andrews and John Mun- 3on, have- engaged the residence formerly occupied by Dr. G. -W. Black nail on' West Martin steet, and have it fitted and furnished as an IdeaT bachrlors' hill.

The table will be supplied with, the of cuisine and a very happy and congenial stag family will assemble around the board each day. The club has been dubbed v. the "Bohemian and the charter members' are as above mentioned The "blub is like the "Royal Blue" or the "Congres-sionaIt is strictly "limited." Mr. St-. John on the Rumored Sale of.

the "The rumor tnat there was a big railroad deal on, whereby the great' tDutnern would purcnase tne tea- board Air-Line system, drew a nun ber of newspaper men, who sought an interview witn-i vjce-rresiaent John, of that i road yesterday. The gentleman declined to be inter viewed. He gave outtbls statement, however, that the rumor was started to create dissatisfaction among the stockholders of the- Seaboard Air- Line. Ho further said that atthe annumal meeting of the stockholders which, will take place Ib on Tuesday next, it will be fully de monstrated tbatali the rumors in reference to the sale will be shown to be without fpundation. At the meeting of the stockholders, to be held Tuesday, statements will be made showing the vast improvements in the company's property, its large in crease in business and in Ha History.

a The State -Normal and Industrial School opened at Greensboro Thursday with the largest attendance in Bask-Tonight to Stand Trial. The two "negro boys, Tony Bap tistand Lonsso Poster, confined in Wake county jail, being -held On the charge of having murdered Miss' Faulkner in Henderson las Moaityv, will be returned to Henderson to night by Sheriff Smith to stand trial, -'It- will be remembered that the boys were brought here for safe keeping, "after the Governor had or dered the militia out to protect them from the vengeance of the people who threatened to resort to lynch law. Criminal court convenes today in Vance and the youthful murderers will be given a speedy trial; A JKE88-V18IT0B reporter was parmitted to see 1 the prisoners this morning who. stand charged with the brutal murder. They are confined in lower cell with per baps half a dozen prisoners.

Both are mere boys. Both of them denied having made any confession o( the crime, with which they are charged. They denied having anv connection with the crime or knowing anything of it. Tony Baptist said he was a mile away, at the time and Lonzo, said he was further away thau that, They hope to maintain their inuocense by proving an alibK When asked if they were afraid to return to Vance tonight, they said they were not. Both boys denied that the officers found blood on their clothes.

THEY APPRECIATE IT. Up-to-Date Business People who Believe In Advertising. The business men ofouroity seem to realize that our special Fair Edition, is going to be of much benefit to them as a valuable advertising medium and they are coming to the front and engaging space in this issue. Each day'our list increases' and the up-to-date people of our city are falling in line and showing that they know a good thing. Among the business men who will advertise in this issuearethe follow- ingenterprising houses: Tucker The Park Hotel, Wynne, Ellington NT WalteraJv Or-Baff C.

H. Ander son BunfBttT. Jabn son, W. H. Lyon, Ruleigh Savings Bank.

Royall Borden, North Carolina Book J. E. Pogue adver tising special brands of chewing to bacco, J. U. Smith, E.

V. Denton, McClure and Peterson, S. T. Smith, J. R.

Ferrall A Cross Line-ban, W. E. Jones. F. B.

Renalds, J. S. Pescud, Wynne and Birdsong, S. C. Pool, W.

B. Marys School for Girls, Sherwood, Higgs Co.f Commercial and Fanners Bank, Caraieigh Phosphate and Fertilizing Company and Drewry the popular Insurance man, Jno. S.Jones, The Mills Manufacturing Company. MA J. GUTHRIE HERE.

He Says. Uls Relations With Chairman Ayer are Most Pleasant. Maj. Wm. Ar.

Guthrie arrived in the city today from Durham and re mained in the city until the Southern train left at 11:40 for Smith where the Major speaks tonight. Saturday there were rumors cur rent to the effect that the relation between Major Guthrie, and Mr. Hal Ayer. who is at the head of the Populist' organization had become strained. "Major Guthrie said today that the relations between him self and Chairman Ayer were most pleasant.

The Populist nominee for Governor 'stated that he was standing square on; i he Populist platform aj making noth ing but straight Populist speeches. i'l am trying to teach the JSepubll- cans and Democrats the error of their wiy" Mi1 Ayer says the relations between i himself and Guthrie are pot strained but on the other hand are very cordial. A great many Populis are heard to talk In terms of censure against Mrr Guthrie's recent- utterances. They express openly their- hostilty to his support of Kitchen as against Dalby the regular Populist nominee. Cy Thompson stated.

Saturday thai Guthrie's present pplicy would cost him many Populist votes. Startling developments are expected in political circles this week. Mr Ward of the popular Ward Hotel at Burlington, Which makes glad the hearts of passengers on the west-bound Southern train every afternoon, is in the city today. by Officer Creighton. SEVERAL RAN' AWAY The Greatest Boy Grapper Town CapturedHe Turned Statee' Evedencc -Mayor Rnss Imposed a roalt Fine and Let Them "Come seben eleben, one cent or two, say quick here they go.

Officer Creighton was in hiding behind a shanty with1 his eagle eye rfvjted on a nest of colored youths who were having a high, old time -in the midst of an excitingvgwne of the seductive and" fascinating trap, and that was wbat he The scene of the game was under a water tank beyond the The' time was Sunday afternoon, whea many of the boys of Raleigh jwere telling what they knew about ijbeir Sunday school lessons. -g Officer Creighton stood by the shanty and chuckled to" himself over the easy thing he bad walked into. He heard the lads in their expressions of approval and disapproval, spiced with favorite craji ings of the bowery they woBmd lost jack pots. But officer Creighton only saw heads. He could the swing of the arm that threw the dice, nor the arms of the lucky fellow that raked in th dough and was pow erless to secure evidenced So the officer darted Trtoni his hid ing place right in the presence of the crappers.

Thero they Were arrr.tiged around a hole, tossing dice for Mownies. s4 The three principal offehders were off like deerS, but corralled fnur of thejfhinocents. These ho ltd up the streets yesterday with numbers of urchins following in their wake. In the Mayor court these youth ful crappers were arranged this morning. Lewis-Spencer, an elongated specimen of the black race with a foot and a half coconut? head set off at one end with a growth of scraggy beard, could tell a lot ftijput the connection of other boys wnfi' tfie game, but as' to Spencer himself, he was only a looker on in Venice.

Henry Watson, who used a wooden leg, Johnson Davis, a very youthful Daniel Brown, known as "Jocko, the old luck bag" on the bowery, the champion of all the shooters of crap, were the other defendants. Daniel Brown was the first of the prodigals to take the stand. Daniel is a little bit of a coal black nigger and his skin shines like ebony. A couple of dog wood blossom eyes rolled suspiciously "from Daniels head, as he gazed at his comrades against whom he had turned states evidence. Daniel breathed loud, and deeply.

He was scared. Daniel told his story. OI course he was innocent. He simply stood in the corner with his arms folded, and his testimony was substantiated by officer Creighton "There's the main man, Ujougn, Daniel said, pointing to Johnson Davis, What have you to say to that, Davis?" queried Mayor Russ. "I wanter know wont you shoot ing craps, "asked Davis of Daniel.

"No, I was jest a-lookin at you, promptly spoke out Daniel. Daniel then gave an imitation of Johnson's peculiar arm motion in throwing the d'oe, which pleased the cdurt very much. "Where was I at when tbe police man come?" asked Johnson of the witness. "Down on your knees shooting craps. -Uke not to Deen aoie to got up after be got dere, spone uamei.

The latter in explaining the "scientific points of the game said that on the Bowery it was called Sunday-school meeting, but anyhow.it was shooting craps. Henry Watson was the next wit ness. He too, bad no. money and was just watching the game. Mayor Buss had to fall back on his witness to get any evidence against Watson.

"Did you see this fellow shoot any the Mayor asked. 'Yes sir-r-r. he shot, Daniel stuttered out In reply to this Watson said that Daniel did most of the shooting and won all toe money. rue got pocket full of brownies and nickel? ses. You ain't searched him no now.

He's de biggest crap shooter in town. Makes hislivlngdat way. AROUND THE CITY. Pot-Pourrl of the News Pictured onl'a per Points and People Pertinently Picked and Pithily Put in Print. Robinson's circus shows in Durham today.

The republican and Populist nominees of Wake begin their canvass in tbe county Thursday next. Attention is called to the new and attractive announcement of Mr. A. B. Stronach today.

Do not fail to read it- Chairman Hal Ayer says the Pop-uplists have accepted every proposition made by the Democrats for fusion. Mrs. M. L. Little has rented her residence on the corner of Edenton and Blount streets to Mr.

C. K. Woodruff and will spend the winter with Mrs. Henry Mordecai. The business meetingas announced yesterday at the Christian church not be held Wednesday night, but is postponed till Wednesday week, Oct.

14. Mr. Lindsay Patterson of Winston and Mr. W. Clark, of Newbern, electors for the State at large on the National Democratic ticket will speak in the court house on Monday night at 7:30.

There will be a reception at the W. C. T. U. headquarters tomorrow evening from eight to ten o'clock.

cordial invitation is extended to all members of the order and their friends. The highest temperature reported during the month of September by the weather bureau was 98 and the lowest 43. The mean temperature was 72 The maximum velocity of wind was 27 on the 19th. Total rain precipitation was 3.78. The Rev.

Dr. C. M. Payne will preach at the Presbyterian Church tonight and every night this week. Song service from 7:45 to 8 clock when tbe regular service will commence.

Public cordially invited to all services. Miss Lollie Williams has become the representative of the Advertis ing Journal Company, succeeding Miss Woodard who has made the company so popular nere. rne premiums have been much sought after and the fact that Miss Wil liams will be the representative will be a guarantee of the continued suc cess and popularityof the enterprise. Mr. Mathews, the labor commissioner of the State of Maine is in the city.

He will make a canvass with Mr, Thos. R. Purnell of some fifteen towns in this state at the instance of the Republican Executive Committee. Mr Tal Murray has tendered his resignation as local ticket agent of the Seaboard Air Line of this city and is succeeded by Mr Cum-ming. Mr Murray has held the position for many years and his familiar face will be missedTat the accustomed place at the SAL window.

Mr Murray retiresof his own accord to engage in other business, after having held the. place with an honorable record to himself, tbe pub lic and his employers. Mr Cleibecker will on next Thursday open in connection with the Central Hotel, of which he is now proprietor, a cafe, in which meals will be served at all hours of the day or night. This Will bean innovation for Raleigh, and quite a valuable one. Notice.

The first attraction of the Raleigh Star course was booked for October 14th, Boston Stars, but as this is circus night the Stars will appear the 15th instead. Prohibition Candidates. The Prohibition State Executive Committee has induced its Presidential candidate, Hon. Joshua Levering, to glveNorth Carolina two days October 14tb andl5tb, and the Presidential Hon. Hale Johnson, for three October 19th, 20th and 21st The Governor's Guard will meet tonight at 8:30 o'clock and a full attendance is specially desired.

Western Topulists, but the accepted the sitnation and the convention adjourned. Now he Watsonians charge that there was a cabal formed against the Georgian and that treacb- ery1 began at the very hour of the nomination7 They say, too, that the treachery has never ceased for amo- ment, but that on the other hand it has grownpand taken the leaders who were originally -middle, of the readers. They intimate too that there is some truth in the joke about cer- tain Populists being in the middle of MONTHS OPEII-HIGH- LOW- CLOS- January, 8 16 8 16 7 ftl 7 H6- February, 8 14 8 14 8 01 8. 00- Marcb, 8 22 8 22 8 94 8 04- Aprll, 8 08 May, June, July. August, Sept'mb'r, October, 7 95 7 96 7 72 7 72- Novemb'r, 7 97 7 97 7 77 7 75- December, 8 09 8 09 7 84 7 88- V.

3S1 the road, because thatis the place to get the dustT The reasoa that the Western tnen were for Bryan and Sewall from the- start is apparent. In the West the Populists are num- 1 erically strong and they were willing to give their votes- toDemocratic electors if they could get in exchange Democratic votes for themselves for State offices, in the SouthJ the Populists are -in the; hence their desire? to get a share of i the electors- The Populist knew tbat-the Democrats would not fuse on the local offices'' and without fa i sion there could be no fruition, Mr. 'Watson's tmly chance was'in the hands of Marion-Butler, Allen and -i- the other leaders who were expected by Mr. Watson to staud up by him and demand good terms for him in the States Which the Populists controlled But when it came to. agree lng upon, a trade, there Were thoust ands of officer hungry Populists who demanded that in the trading it "should be expressly stipulated Sin the bond that the Democrats would vote for the Populists in the State and county elections, white.the Pop- ulists would, vote for the Bryan and Sewall electors.

Mr. Watson calls it He says that he has been traded off for everything from governor down to coroner. They just sjvapped him around like boys trading knives and be is sore over it He is going to get even, too, or try, it, and he will devote the: next four year assiduously to the The populist politicians having, thrown him overboard, Mr. Watson is getting things in shape to unload the politician; He is playing to stand in with the mas. ses of his party for there are masses and classes in the populist party, too.

Thomas E. Watson sees in his mind a time coining "when the populist party or what emalns of it will be flocking around him with Butler Ncw York Stock Market. The following were the closing quotations on the New York Stock Exchange today Missouri Pacific Union Pacific 201 Rock Island 601 St. Paul 71 General Electric 28t Tennessee Coal and Iron 22 Manhattan 90 American Tobacco 631 Burlington and Quincy 691 Western Union 83 Louisville and Nashville 43 United States Leather 561 Southern Railroad 84 Southern Preferred 241 Chicago Gas 601 Sugar HOI Reading 20 Dea. and Ct t.

Feed Atchison D. L. A Jersey Central 1031 Erie Silver Liverpool Cotton Market. 4.30 a. October-November 4.261 s.

November-December 4.261 s. December-January 4.23 b. January-February 4.231 February-March 5.221 b. Chisago Grain and Provision Market. Thefollowing were the closing quotations on the ChicajfoGrain and Provision market today: -v Wheat Deoember, CQrn-December, 231; May, 261.

0ta-Deeemberl71; May 191. January, 7.22. Lard October, 3.92; January 4.17. Clear Rib Jan-nary 3.65. its history..