The Press-Visitor from Raleigh, North Carolina • Page 1

1 i THE PRE -VISITOR VOL. XXXVII. NO. 216. RALEIGH, N.

FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 2, 1897. $4.00 PER YEAR. RAILROAD THE GUILFORD BATTLE WATSON KICKS TODAY'S MARKETS. CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE CE The Tenth Annual Ceicbration will be Held Tomorrow. Tomorrow the tenth annual cele The Leader of the Populist Party May Draw Out.

The Atlanta Journal gives the following interesting bit of political gossip: Issuance of Bonds May be Minor Matters Manipulated for the Many. Chief Engineer Hudson's Circular Showing New Appointments. Heads of departments on the Southern Railway have about completed the work of rearranging the divisions. This circular has just been issued by Hudson, chief engineer i The oflice of general roadmaster No Doubt About the Validity of th Loeal Taxation Law. The campaign committee for local taxation for public schools held another meeting yesterday afternoon and this morning.

At the afternoon session they found that they were examining the wrong bill in the morn iug when the attorney general was telegraphed and after carefully look The Movements In New York and Liver pool Markets. NlW Yohk, July 2, Market quotations furnished by E. B. Cuthbert 30 Broad street, New York, and 305 Wilmington street, Raleigh, N. over their special wire: The following are the opening-highest, lowest and closing quota 1 tions of the New York cotton market: A' i months 0PEN- HIQU- low- CLOS- INO.

EST. EST. INU January, 7 IS 7 22 7 14 7 1(- February, 7 20 March, 7 2 7 24 7 2.) April, 7 27 May, Juue, July, 7 47 7 50 7 44 7 4.1- August, 7 45 7 45 7 4.i 7 44- Sept'rab'r, 7 :10 7 Xi 7 2M 7 27- October, 7 15 7 IS 7 l.i 7 111 Novemb'r, 7 12 1H 7 Oil 7 10- December, 7 15 7 111 7 12 I 7 00- 'I i 'I, i 1 1 if i -5 5 7 J. i. '-V 4 It it.

1 I bration oftheGuilford BattleGround company will be held on this his toric old field. Hon Joseph More- head, the orator, will speak on "the life and times of James Hunter." The magnificent bronze statue and monument over William Hooper and John Penn presented to the com pany by congress will be unveiled and the new fire proof museum will be dedicated. To Curtail Production. The Winston Republican says Ata-meeting held here Friday afternoon by the cotton manufacturers of Randolph county, at which all the mills of Deep River were represent ed, it was unanimously agreed that production be curtailed one third time until new crop of cotton is on the market. These Mills formed themselves into a permanent organization with O.

R. Cox, of Cedar Falls Mf'g president, and Hal. Worth, of the Worth Mf'g secretary; subject to the call for the president, as to the time forthe next meeting. The Charlotte Excursion. The excursion from Charlotte ar rived at one o'clock this morning.

There were no accidents and the service was all tbatcould be desired Mr. H. A.Williams train master personally accompanied the excur- sion.cConductors Weaver and Smith were in charge of the trains which had the right of way going and coming all other trains being side tracked for them. The Charlotte citizens tourned out en mass and gave their guests a royal reception lemonade, ice cream and ice water downing freely. Jim Young was in his glory.

The Charlotte Observer says: "The excursion was run under the auspices of the First Baptist Sunday school, colored, and was managed by James II Young. The day was spent in enjoying the pleasures of the picnic grounds; riding on the cars, treating at colored restaurants and conclaves on the streets. It was the most remarkable colored ex cursion that ever visited the city. Notwithstanding the numbers, there was not a drunk, not a fight, col a loud word, not an arrest. It was a well-behaved, genteel crowd.

The behavior reflected great credit on the church, on Raleigh, and on the excursionists themselves." An Appropriate Poem. A poor collector was found puff-ng and blowing on Fayetteville street yesterday. He mopped his forehead and quoted the following poem Backward, turn backward, time in your flight, Give us a snow storm just for to night. I am weary of weather so hot, The sweat it produces would fill a big pot. Weary of working away for a swag, Weary of collars that wilt like a rag.

A snow storm or blizzard would go very nice. Put me on ice! mother, put me on ice. Mt Airy Granite for Philadelphia. The Greensboro Record learns from Mr Gray, who has just returned from Philadelphia, that while there he contracted for the granite for a large oflice building to be erected on the corner of Broad and Chestnut streets, several stories high. The Mt.

Airy Granite Company will cut the stone at their quarries ready for the building, and will have to considerably increase their force, which is at present 175 hands. Killed by Lightning. In Swift Creak township near Macedonia church yesterday after, noon two hogs were killed by lightning and at the next stroke the lightning killed a cow and near by was stunned and was unconscious about 15 minutes. The man was about to put his hand on the chain which was fastened to the cow. The cow's hide was brought to Mr.

E. H. Love's store by a colored man named George Merkison. The Cumberland Dispensary In Force. The Fayetteville Observer of yesterday says The Cumberland county Dispensary opened this morning with manager J.

W. Ingold and assistants, Mr. R. L. Wemyss and Chas.

Smith in charge. Up to 4 o'clock this afternoon twenty persons bad purchased dis pensary liquor, mostly in half pints and pints. Officer Buck went on duty Submitted to the I'eople. DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS Mr. II.

K. Lacy will he Commissioner of Sinking Fund A Hoard of Kquuliia lion and another policeman Nominated. Last night the democratic aldermen held a caucus. The persons nominated will be elected at the meeting of the board tonight, Mr I Rogers was nominated for policeman. Mr Rogers has been a republican butQfor the past two or three years he bar, been a zealous democrat.

He was keeper of the capitol soon after the war and has been a special deputy under sheriff Jones. Mr Lacy was named as commissioner to the sinking fund, the place now held by Mr Jerman. The board of equalization, according to the caucus, will be composed of Messrs Alf Thompson, Briggs and Broughton. The mayor will tonight offer a report to the aldermen in which the recommendations of the finance com mittee are discussed. The mayor says "the sinking fund is a sacred fund" and he is opposed to touching it for the purpose of meetingthe out standing warrants, which for the past three vears have accumulated to It is a question how this deficit shall be met but it is not likely that the finance committee's program to borrow from the sinking fund for the purpose will be cairied out.

The Mayor thinks that the ques tion of continuing the permanent street improvements, should be submitted to the people and see if they are willing to issue bonds for the purpose. A resolution will probably be offered in the meeting tonight to submit the question of issuing about $30,000 in bonds for carrying on thestreet improvements to the people. A Raleigh business man said to day that he was in favor of issuing bonds for this purpose and he thought they should be twenty-live dollar binds so that they can be taken up by the people of all classes in the city. This is the French plan. It would contribute greatly towards making the bonds popular and at the same time make the peo ple feel a personal interest in the city.

Tripplo Link Xcursion. Whereas; for a lack of patriotism or of "wherewithal" we are unable to celebrate our "independence day" in this portion of the old north state and whereas nothing so stirs the fires of pratriotism in the breast of every true American as music, speaking and fireworks, therefore resolved that all who will join heartily iucommemoratingthe birth day of the greatest nation under the sun, shall as soon as practicable get themselves ready fcr one of the grandest trips of the season which offers an opportunity to celebrate with old Virginia patriots this great event. Ayes 500, nays none, adopted. Band contest, racing and base ball at Ocean View on the afternoon of July 5th. Our train goes over the Southern railway via Selma, Wilson, Rocky Mouut and Tarboro reaching Norfolk at 10 o'clock p.

leaving union station at 8 o'clock a. July 5th. Round trip faro from Raleigh to Norfolk $1.50. Low rates to. Washington and Baltimore, Moving in.

The Greensboro Record of today says: Mr. Williams, master of trains for the division betweenGreensboro and Pinner's Point, is in the city ready to take charge of his work. Quite a number of the new men, in addition those mentioned the other day, are also coming in. Sunday is the day the changegoos into effect, by which time all the new men will be on hand. The telegraph effice is all ready for tbemand has been worked over until it looks like a iew place inside.

Mayor Russ says the valuation of property for 1896 is, real $3,326,571, personal $1,468,255 which is an increase oyer 1895 on realty of $48,000 and on personal $80,000. It will be remembered too that Raleigh and Gaston shops valued at $50,000 were burned before property was listed In 1896. There are 55 acres In Ral- "Our own belief is that no gen tleman will remain in the people's party if the idea once gets abroad that populism and Hessianism are synonymous terms. If our voters are mere mercenaries, to be traded fbr office in any market where there is a demand for them, no decent man will becaughtin that company." The above appears in this week's issue of the people's party paper. Is it the beginning of the end? Tom Watson has written an A A editorial and 150,000 copies have been sett out over the country from Augusta by the Junior Orc'er of American Mechanics, a fraternal order with A A sentiments The Atlauta branch bought oct the edi tion of the people's party paper containing that editorial, and took it to Pittsburg, where 12,000 of the order were attending the grand conclave It was read in their convention and received with a gieat demonstration of enthusiasm.

The Boston Citizen, an organ of the order, after buying hundreds of papers containing the editorial, printed and sent out ten thousand copies in pamphlet form. That was a heavy propaganda, cover ing the United States. Now comes the paragraph at the head of this article. It is the climax reached by a long editorial to which Mr Watson's initials are signed. It is the conclusion which follows a review of the history of the Greenback party and the populist party.

In that review the dominating idea is that fusion and trading with the old parties ruined the Greenbackers and are likely to ruin the populist party if persisted in. Damage by Chich Hug. The Charlotte Observer of yes terday says: Farmers in the city today report great damage from chinch bugs in various parts of ihp county. Mr. Bill Roberts said this morning that the insects had so nearly destroyed several corn fields in his neighborhood, and Mr Alex Little and others had plowed up several fields of corn infested with the bugs.

He says the partridges are about the only things that eat the chinch bug, and that they are so gorged with them now that the birds are not fit to eat. The pest is causing much dam age to growing crops. The Non-Ta Paving "lloofiaboo." The state auditor saysthecashiers of the various banks, are send ing him in the names, postoflice ad dresses and amount of holdings of their various stockholders. He says he is working hard to get a list of all the corporations in the state, so he can procure reports as to their stockholders. He spoke about the new law, which as viewed through the legal glasses of the attorney general can put a citizen in jail for the non-payment of taxes.

The auditor says a tax is an obligation and not a debt; that the payment ofa tax is not a voluntary act, but that the state requires it as a condi tion of citizenship. So the state can put its citizens in jail. It will be a fine sight to see three or four dozen citizens of each county in jail for this reason. The jails will need to be pretty strong to hold them. The matter of increasing the size of the jails will have tr be provided for by next autumn.

Col Olds says in the Charlotte Observer that the Auditor is getting up quite alibrary of books which tell what is done in various States to people who don't pry taxes; punishments ranging all the way from boiliDg in oil and re moval of eyp-balls to splitting the nose. Two or three Russian officers ought to be imported to show how to carry out the new North Carolina "blue laws." Only :M.7.V The Southern Railway offers the above rate to the National Convention Young Peoples Society Christian Endeavor at San Francisco, July 7th to July 12th, 1897. For above occasion Southern Railway will sell tickets from Raleigh, to San Francisco, at $31.75. Tickets on sale June 27th July 2nd. For further info.mation call on Thad C.

Sturgis Ticket Agent of the Southern Railway Union station, Raleigh. There is a great shoe bargain just now at S. C. Pool's shoe store. See AROUND THE CITY.

Pot-Polirrl of the News pictured on I'n per Points and People Pertinent It Picked and Pithily I'M- In Print The contract for tin lease of Metropolitan Hall for live years to I'rof Meares was signed today. The county board of education will meet Monday to elect a supervisor ex Senator Nort. swill prob ably be the man. A certain young man of this city has a mania for earthquakes. He reported to Mr.

Von Herrmann that he felt three shocks June 28th A stranger appeared at the depot today in a green suit of clothes. It is suggested that this appropriate costume be adopted by others. The Southern's ferry loat will meet the "Tripple Link" train at Pinner's l'oint and transport its five hundred passengers to Norfolk on July 5th. Mr. Fortune has received his bond and as soon as Judge Purnell approves it he will assume his duties as clerk of the court.

The bond, which is for 5,0110. is given by the fidelity company of Baltimore. Mr. R. K.

Crawford has the posi tion of manager of the Park Hotel. The hotel is conducted under the name of J. C. Brown, proprietoraud R. K.

Crawford, manager. This is a strong team and the hotel will prove popular. Read the new 'ad' of Pool's Shoe Store. They areulniost giving shoos away and are ottering choice bar gains at the very lowest figures. Their styles can not be "surpassed and they are competing with the best prices.

The Pkess Visi ioh has been asked the question For what use is the blind institution if it can not edu cate the pupils to be self supporting, and if so why can they not hold po sitions in the lines in which they have becu educated. The quartermaster general says that the companies of the state guard will be furnished with dark- blue flannel service shirts as is used in the regular army and not red shirts as was stated yesterday. The red shirts are used in the artillery. The commissioner of agriculture accepts the following list of fanners' institutes to be held by I)r Reid Parker in July: Guilford College, "th and Sth: Kast Salem, Oil) and 10th; Kast Rend, 12th and Statesville, llth and Salisbury. Kith and 17th; Concord, 10th and -'nth: Charlotte, 21st and 22d.

Rev John White, secretary of the Baptist Sunday School Board, says that the Baptists will this year push their "anti-higher education" movement everywhere in the state; that they consider this a wise course and that it is also in self defense to protect their schools. He says that there are now 7 schools in the state under Baptist control, which are "feeders to Wake Forest college. Since the new improvements have been made at the store of A. Williams it is beyond doubt the handsomest look store in the State, and the most complete and comprehensive in stock. Mr.

Williams has adopted the plan of carrying all the current literature and any book called for can be furnished from his complete stock. It is probably the only concern in the State which keeps strictly up with the literature of the day. Clarence K. Young, representing the American Telephone company, appeared before the railroad commission yesterday and requested a rehearing of the question of telephone charges in this state. The motion was granted and the rehearing takes p'ace one day next week.

His company is known as the "Long Distance," which connects all the principal cities of the east and west He stated that it was about to con nect all the southern cities and that already a force of nearly 600 men was at work ou construction south of Washington. He declared that if the rates are lowered his company would not be able to connect North Carolina cities and towns. and the office of superintendent of bridges and building will beabolish-ed, and the following appointments are hereby made, to become affective July 4th, 1897. Mr A Dodson, superintendent of track, bridges and buildings, Washington, in charge of the maintenance of way and structures upon the Washington, Norfolk, Cha: tte, Richmond, Asheville, and Columbia divisions, and so much of the Atlanta division as lies between Greenville, and Belt Junction, including branches. Mr Lum, superintendent of track, bridges and buildings, Atlanta, in charge of the maintenance of way and structures upon the Atlanta (except between Beli Junction and Greenville, SC.) Birmingham, Macon, Anniston, KnoxviPe, and Louisville divisions.

This is followed by another from A Dodson, superintendent of tracks, bridges and buildings, assigning the men to ihe different divisions. It will be noticed that Mr Carmalt, who has been stationed In Greensboro for some years is to go to Richmond. The circular says: The following assignmentsof jurisdiction and appointments are hereby made to become effective July 4, '97: Washington division Payne, roidmaster; WWelker, supervisor of bridges and buildings. Headquarters at Manassas, Va. Norfolk division Thos Bernard, roadmaster; A A Wells, supervisor qf bridges and buildings.

Headquarters at Greensboro. Charlotte division, and Atlanti division betweeu Greenville, and Belt Junction Soutbgate, roadmaster; Walton, supervisor of bridges and buildings. Headquarters at Charlotte. Richmond division Carmalt, roadmaster; Burton Marye, supervisor of bridges and buildings. Headquarters at Richmond, Va.

Asheville division Coe, roadmaster: Woodard, supervisor of bridges and buildings. Headquarters at Asheville. Columbia division Bartlett, roadmaster; Morgan, supervisor of bridges and buildings. Headquarters at Columbia, C. Instructions relating to standards, details of work, and matters of that character, will be communicated directly from this office to the above-named officials.

A Superb Magalnc. A jaunty poster girl adorns the cover of the July issue of "Fashions." The contents of the number present a rare combination of pictorial beauty, fine literary tone, and succinct descriptions of the fashions prevailing in the American metropolis and in those standards of taste in wearing apparel, London, Paris and Vienna, The designs are especially chic, and the contents, as always, the original work of original writers. The openiug article is a particularly valuable one by that matriarch among American women, Mrs Mary A Livermore, on "The Solidarity of Qur Social Life." Maria Louise Pool contributes a bit of graceful fiction. An article full of helpful suggestion is "Rest, and How to Take It Most Beneficially." Mary Gay Humphreys, Helen Marshall North, and other well-known writers deal with pjes of general interest. Ttifojighout the pages many practical suggestions are given, highly interesting to the feminine mind, and the gentlemen are not forgotten, an expert on men's fashions contributing the latest ideas for their apparel.

Various kinds of summer entertainments and occupations are touched upon, and there are articles especially helpful to mothers. Taken column for column it may be said that noequal in the field it purposes to cover. This magazine is published by our progressive Mr A Stronach and those who wish to see a copy can get it by making application at Mr Stronach 's store. Died. At the residence of, Mr Gattis, two miles east of the city at 3:30 o'clock this morning, Mrs Rig gan.

The funeral will be held at the residence tomorrow morning at 10 ing into the matter thev could find no grounds for charging that the local taxation bill was not legally enacted. This morning Attorney General Walser arrived and he says the law is perfectly valid and if any county commissioners refuse to call the August elect ion on the question he will compel! them to do so and, if it is too late then to call the election, he will notify the solicitor of the district and have the commissioners prosecuted to the full extent of the law. nmn s. Mrs A Williams returned to the city loduv from a visit to Grimes land. The boys will cclebnte the Fourth of July next Monday, since the 4th comes on Sunday.

The Commercial and Farmers' Bank has declared a 4 per cent semiannual dividend. Mr Pendleton, general agent of the Cumnock mines, at Cumnock, is in the city. Mr Fred Shore assumed his duties usher in the museum yesterday iu place of Mr. Smith. Messrs Williams, Hufham and Kelly, the new state fertilizer chemists, have entered upon their duties.

Mr Pendleton of Colon, N. was in the city today and gave the Phess-Visitor a pleasant call. The executive committee of the state university are having plans preparad tor the new alumn bhilding. Mr Rothschild and wife and child are in the city visiting their brother Mr liothschild 21X north Kast st reel. Barnes Brothers, state printers, have submitted their 13,000 bond to the council of state.

The bond is given in the American Bond and Surety company. A gentlaman said yesterday that 'anilico county had some of the best farming land in eastern Carolina and yet it has neithera railroad, alawyer or a doctor. Mr William Allen, one of the state chemists who was displaced by the new board, will bring suit for a year's salary. His term of oflice does not expire until 1S0H, but his successor, elected in June, has taken charge. The Fayetteville street Baptist Sunday school are picnicing at Wil-der's drove today.

About 300 went out in wagons, buggies and carryalls this morning and no doubt with Mr John Pullen present, they are having a delightful time. It is claimed that the reai' be amount of bank stock listed fi xa-tion by individuals is less the amount of stock which th: say is owned in the state is the purchasers still owe for thi stock. Mrs Rollins mother of Mrs Otho WilsDii died at Wake Forest yester day from heart failure. Her deatb was unexpected although she was in feeble health. The funeral was-held at Forestville this afternoon.

Mr- A. W. Moyeand Mr. Tal H. Murray have formed a copartnership to conduct a real estate and fire insurance business, collection of rents and anything applicable to the real estate business, with office over Mahler's, formerly occupied by Judge Purnell.

These gentlemen are both well and favorably known in our midst an! we predict for them a good share of the business of the public in their line. One of the advantages which the Conductors' excursion will offer will be a grand concert on both Tuesday and Wednesday nights and all who so on this excursion can enjoy it. Those who wish reserved seats on the train should call on Mr. W. Newman, at 222 Fayetteville street, and reserve them in time, as- the committee wish to know bow many reseaved cars to put on and those who do this will avoid the rush.

Reduced hotel rates have been se cured at the Gladstone and the Atlant Chloago Grain and Provision Market. The following were the closingq uo- tations on the ChicagoGrain and Provision market today Wheat July, Sept 64i. Corn July, 248; Sept, 258. Oats July, 174; Sept 178. Pork July, 7.60: Sept 7.70 Lard July, 4.05 Sept 4.12 Clear Rib Sides July 4,:17: Sept 4.45.

Liverpool Cotton Market. The following were the closing- quo tations of the Liverpool cotton market today: June-July 4.12 July-August 4.10 August-September 4.07 September-October 3.01 October-November :t.60 November-December i.57 New York Stock Market. The following were the closing quotations on the New York Stock Exchange Sugar 1278 American Tobacco Burlington and Quiney Kt8 Chicago Gas American Spirits 11 General Electric IVtf Louisville and Nashville 51 Manhattan Rock Island 718 Southern Preferred 24 St. Paul 83! Tennessee Coal snd Irot 24 Western Union Mli Kaleigh Murk" i. The following are the quotations of the Raleigh cotton market today: Middling 7 Strict middling 7S Good middling Strict good middling Against Trusts.

By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Washington, 2. Senator Thurston, republican, introduced a bill in the senate today to punish by a fine of ten thousand dollars and imprisonment not exceeding live years, persons who form trusts or combinations in restraint of trade or commerce Scaton (ialcs Lodge, No. 04, I. o.

I Regular meeting of Scaton Gules Lodge No. 04, 1. O. Friday-nigh tat 8 'clock. It is earnestly de sired that every member be present.

Members of sister knifes are cor dially invited to attend. Henry Yoino, Thiem, Sec Weather Conditions. The weatler continues unusually warm and generally fair throughout the entire country. A low pressure area of considerable depth has de veloped in the extreme northwest, with a barometer of 20.32 at Bismarck. The pressure is still high over the Gulf.

These conditions favor the continuation of warm southerly winds- Light local showers have occurred during the past 24 hours at a few western and eastern points. Scattered areasof cloudy weather exist in the south and from the east Lake region to the Atlantic coast. The line of 80 degrees at 8 a in passes as far north as Kansas City. The notices for the August township elections on the question of a special local tax for the schools have been sent out. The notice says: "Those in favor of the special school tax shall vote a written or printed ballot with the words "for schools" thereon those opposed to the special school tax shall vote a written or printed ballot with the words "against schools" If the ballots read "for tax" or "against tax" the vote in the negative would undoubtedly be much larger than it will be as the ballots now read, Seethene advertisement of the Royall Borden' Furniture Company in this issue.

aft I 5 it his new ad. ipt from taxation. o'clock..