' ' '' '. . j ' 1 Tomorrow's Weather.
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- ' s'- . V-Iv';.r- I Raleigh and vlolntty-
q .' ." .-.-' . . Pair, oontlowed oold. .
YQjfe 33X1 : RALEIGH, 'N. Ci," .TUESDAY 'EVENING. DECEMBER 31.', 1895.
$3.00 PER
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TWO HOLIDAY BEIZUIIES.
OQTTOM
GOING UP,
PRETARINQ THE PARSON ACE.
- Spanish forces Sustained
v Several Serious Setbacks.
Sneasines ' is Invt
7 ' -r f
In Official Circles-Toe Insurgents,
It la Believed, Intend to March
1DWHV Il.I. U.i . , ,
r Teterraph to the Preae-Vlsltor. ; ' -
Havana, Dm.. U. It la reported
that Gea, Taldex ov ertook the insur
; gsnt Jkand of Gomes' tad Vaeeo
' at Maria plantation.; Th latUr wai
'- atstioasd at aa advaatageooe position
f aid; repotted Spaniards. Th Spialsfa
; fBrte ire -iiwl;io htvrlaitsta 4
'Mfiril.aerUiaietftlnUtely.-Theri
: V taialfeatatlona it grive, uaeasl
" .''.-aeM ia offiieial -elreT,es", - It Is believed
,' ... that th Insurgents , intend another
eitenslv insarslon rtajq tie Mt"xae
j,"d westward toward Havana'.
i ' mtm ' i
HOB AKIEUt . MEDIUMS.
Two Spiritualist JSacape Their Aa
sallant by thl Back Door, .
By Telegraph to the rmTliltor. .
- Comjmbbs, O., Dee. 81. At the City
Ball lait alght two plritoillita birel
leaped a sobbing. Emily B. Palmer,
aplrltailUtle tranee medtam, and
. her aasiitant, J. J. Mortimer, were
' glTing a Mange. Tbelr work wai re
garded fraadalent, and tbe people
' demnded their money back. Morti
mer attempted to estape by the rear
door, bat loit hii wiy and took ref nge
in the eonncll chamber. Fire hundred
, ladlgnant people were lorronnding
the door ready to break It la wheathe
poliee irrired. Morthner wai taken
to the eity prlion. The pvllee hid
difflenlty in getting him aafely through
the crowd.
TheGonld Turf Contest.
i, Bt Telegraph to the Fre-Visitor.
Iiaiiwooo, N. J., Dee. 81. The enp
offered by George f . ffoold to the
Lake wood Golf Club will be played
for her tomorrow. It will be biodi
,MP miteh open to membere of all
elobi belonging to the United Btitee
Golf Aaaociation.
MlnneiotaEdBoaUonal Aeeoolatlon.
Br cable to the Prew-VWtor.
. Br". Pacl, Minn ., Dee. 31. The Min-
neaota Bdaoatlonai Aaaoelatlon eom
. meneed lti forty-third innoll aeaalon
here today, ia the hooie of repreiea-
Utirei... '
Bontbera Kdnoatlonal Aaaoelatlon.
- Br Telegraph to tbe raaaa-ViaiTOB.
HoTSriwaa, Ark., Dee. 81. The
Southern Bdaoatlonai. : Aaaoelatlon
begin iti annnal leaaion-here ttfflay.
A large aomber of teichera are
preaeat. ' . ,
Iowa Teacher' Aaaoelatlon.
Br Telegraph to the Pbbm-Viiitob.
' Dju Monaa, Iowa, Dee. 8i. Th,
: ' forty-nrat annnal aeaalon of the Stat
vT.eacher'i AaaocUtlon oommeneed its
eiereiaei here today.
- Take Notloe John Ball.
Br Telegraph to Tan Eauna-YiiixoB.
, Boa-row, Dee. 81. Official! of the
.Charleston navy yard received dla
. patch from Waibington nrdering them
- to plaee the Monitor Paaaale In oondl-
tloa fo(.lmmediite lerviee. :
Daobeaa of Harlborongh III with
"-wvH'-oir.FeverS'-.-.--
By Cable to the Preaa-VWtor.
" Lodok, Deo. 3L The Duchew of
Marlborough ig quite ill with typhoid
fever in Rome, eontraoted ia 8pain.
I A to That Leaac v '-,
The Greensboro Beoord takes issue
with the PBJsss-VisrroR and. alto
the Newe and Obeerrer about the
pablioatioD of a rumor the other day
that further improvement on the
property of the North Carolina kail
road would be" dlsoontinued until
the lease matter was settled. The
lnformabsD-wu printed by as apbn
. authority suffiotent to J astlfy it. The
publication was given as a rumor
and not in the form . of an offloially
ascertained mot Tbia paper . is in
tbe habit of .printing; tbe news as it
rata it uurelT for toe reason that is
he newav We are engaged in run
ning a reputable newspaper and as
such we endeavor to keep tbe tublio
posted with the, legitimate intelli
Konoeofthe day,' regardless of who
it pleases or displeases. ,?.
An tbe Record's artiole we note tbe
following paragraph i .
"We incline to tbe belief that there
la a "job" in view somewhere and
that these Raleigh papers have been
made a tool oL For instance, stocks
of the North Carolina Rail Road
took a tumble when it was known
Cat tbe Attorney General bad al
lowed Butler and his orowd to bring
t t suit If they can be forced
d ovk a to a low point somebody can
ve a l7 feck." -
' r m t ' FRr-WisiTOR Is con-
v i tT f j row 1 h"-
i i i lift i
New Tork Market kbowi Bother
4 ,., Uood Advance Today,. . '
Br Telegraph to.the Paaae-Viarroa. -i ;t.' '
NlW - Iobs v Dee, " 81. Liverpool
opened 9 polnti ; np flrn, - beeami
qDleter,"Cit adtanaed again,-;' etoalag
Jrm 8 1 a-01 better than yeeterday. '
4 Haw Tork opened 4 to 5 polnti
higher, and after 0rm market aloud
teidy 14 lo'.W poiotiabori lut nightva
rate,.'- -J 'V : .'.v. ' .- '
Eetalpti are estimated at 80,000
balea, igainii 88,000 bilei lajat year,
bat the Jndleationa are that we ahall
aee mneh imiller receloti. There wn
a general bating to lay, md the gene
ml feeling la that we ahall aee higher
prieea.
' Optloaa eloaed ai followi:
7mory,8.03to8 04 February, 8.18
to 8.15 1 Mareh, 8.91 to 8 89 1 'April,
8.M to 8 97 1 May, 8 81 to 8 89 1 Jnnej
8.88 W1.Vti latf,- n.H to BM i Ai-
gnat, 8 9 to 6 48 ;' September, 8.93 to
8. 88. i October, to i No?em
bar, 7.98o 800.
.: Steady.
Httbbard Broe. Oo.'a Cotton Ijetter,
Special to the Preee-Vleltor.
. Naw Tobk, Dee. 81
Tbe atrength of the market! ia En-
rope today ia baaed upon report! from
tbia aide that the mortment will fall
off aharply aeit week, and aa the
movement thin week has been diaap
pointing, It ia aipeeted that the mo.
ment neit week will alio be lighter
than eipeeted. Tbia change in the
aentimrnt, whloh we noticed yeater
day, ia a prominent feature -In today'a
mirket, and baa led to a eorerlog
demand on the part of the loeal trade,
who ar? quick to diaeoeer the change
in the lent! ment, and to aet accord
lngiy. It la believed thronghont the
trade that we will hare a aharp im
prominent after the flrat of Janmry,
and holdera thronghont the country
hare awaited tbia improvement in
prieea, npon whieh to realize apoa
their holdinga. A Inrther improve
meut here will lead lo a bnyiag more
ment on the part of the iplnnera ia
Manchester, where they are not thought
to hold large atoeka.of cotton.
Hdbbibo Bho8. & Co,
Cbloafro Grain Market.
Chicago, Dec. 81. Grain quotation!
cloied today aa folio wai
Wheat December, 57 ( May, 60 8-4.
Cora December, 95 1-9; May,
98 1-8 to 98 1-4.
A Cbarmlna Eotertalnment.
Elegant and beantif nl are the richly
deaerwd deacrlptive worda of a recep
tion given by Miu Margaret Waddell,
of Selmi, on Saturday laat at her
handioma borne, complimentary to
Miaiei B. a. Back, of Peace Institute,
Baleigh) Min Nannie King, Raleigh,
and Mian Cecilia Crewa, of Durham.
The residence had been metamor
phosed Into aa Ideal Christmas-time
picture by a tasty and profuse arran
gement of holly and other specimen!
of holiday flora, and tfaoie who were
In attendance declared that tbedwHght
fnl evening they spent ahonld be re
ferred to In their happy remlniaeensea
by the name of "Holly Hall."
Such pleainre Ai evoked the wit and
hippy repartee of the compiny were
enjoyed,,, among whieh may be spec
ially mentioned the ' "penny for your
thoughts contest." Of the number of
question! propounded by . Dr. J. M.
Ayer, Mr Vernen Howell scored cor
rect anaweri to moat, and wai awarded
the Brat priie. Mr. Bd. Bgerton bore
off the honors of the "booby" award.
Ttmong Olher very entertaining fea
tures waa the. cinglng of the aocom
piishs i yoong hostess, with moaieal
aecompanmrnt by Mill Dora Tick. :- x
' Among thou who had the good for
tane to be present werei JIlsi CJands
Leacb, Leaehbnrgi Miss Dora . Tick,
Miss Dayele Tick, .Miaa Julia Tack,
Miaa Mamie Tuck, Miaa Cora Eleh aid
ton, Mice Nannie ; Bichardaoa, Miaa
Bobena Atkinaon. Mie Clara -Orreli
Xlas Annie Orrell, Mill Bwola Mitch
enor. Miaa Haael Waddell, Hr. T. M,
Oratca, TTntveraity Dr, J. M. Ayer,
Balelghi Mr. B. T. Howell,' Boeky
M)nti Mr, Oeorge TiekBelmar Mr.
Frank MeKlnney, Frlncetont Mr.
CUirborne Tack, Belmei Mr. Albert
Atkinaon, Selma. Vf. Mae. Daniels,
Selmat Mr- Bred. Hood, Mr. -J. S.
Mlteheaor. Mr. Bob Leach, Mr. Joa
Atkinson, Mr, Oscar Fuller, Mr. 10. B.
Waddell. ' . V - - .
Flrty MINERS KtLLKO.
Haoy Others tajared by Fire Damp
Exploaloa la Prussia
Br Telegraph to the Fiest-VUltor. ' '
. Bbm&iu, Dae.: 81. A Urrlble dla
aater oecurrtd at Waldenbnrg, in Proa
elan, Bilesla, forty-three milea eouth
eeat from here a . uploalon. of fire
damp this morning in Wraiglevcol
liery, - -
, 80 are known t6 have been killed and.
seventeen ethers are missing. Twenty
one bodies have been recovered and
twelve injured have been brought to
the earfattV There are- the usual
heartrsnding scenes at (the mouth of
the pit where the relatives of the
miners are gathered. '.;'
.Wlree All Dowav -.
BrTelesTaphtotbe Preas-Vlaitor. -
New Tobk, Dee. 81 Telegraph com-
ninnirnMon is slmont sntlrely suepend-
f ia t! eit aud west o!n!j to a
, v : J sr 1 r a t1 'tm I' p-- t
Thai fs j?hat;Foreign Au
: ' thorities Say. .
SITUATION IS GEAVER
Bay the English A Flaeaoter Sari
We Have Gone Mad-Shermaa'e
Utterances are Disliked.
London, Deo. 31 Manager Boras,
of Thomas, Morgan 4 Ca,saysMiu
of tbe new issue of bonds can be
floated on London, owing to the
strained relations between the Uni
ted States and England. The situ
ation looks graver than ever this
morning from a commercial point of
vieww i on paroy amounts iot sen.
ator Sherman's position. The affair
made a wonderful difference In busi
ness relations- between London and
New fork and it will result" in the
withdrawal of most of American se
curities In England. - We are send
ing home dally large quantities of
these securities which were thrown
npon the market Some new bonds
wilt probably be plaoed -in Germany
bnt It is not yet decided. My opinion
is that Our Amerlotn oompatriots
have gone mad."
The Westminster GazHte suggests
the appointmentof commissioners of
peace by England and the United
States to adjust the Venezuela
boundary.
The afternoon papers all comment
npon the utterances of Senator Sher
man on the President's Congress and
the Venezuelan question. They re
gard them as a plain warning of dan
ger. Further trouble has not yet
passed. -
Birun, Deo. 31. The Wolff
News agenoy having the closest re
lation with tbe government says
the details of the United States loan
is not yet definitely determined npon.
The conditions however an expeotod
to be similar to those of the last issue
The loan will amount to a hundred
millions, a portion tit whieh will
probably be taken by Germany, All
American banks and trust oom
panles are taking part In tbe opera
tion.
Venezaelawlth Yowr Coffee.
Bight States are In the Union.
Population of Venezuela is 9,191,998.
Teneiuela contains 666,000 aquare
IUi.
Fifteen per eent of the population
are pure blooded Indians.
Tenf iuela'1 export trade . with New
Tork reaches (8,000,000 a year.
British Guiana waa acquirsd by
Bagland through the treaty ia 1814.
Slavery ia the republic was abolished
bj the decree of March 94, 1854
It ia estimated that seventy-lve
revolationa have occurred aince the
eatabiishment of the repablio.
Previously to 1888 her public school
system waa very unimportant, only
1,819 pupils bsing ia attendance at the
public achoola In the year mentioned.
Now the attendance eiceeda 100,000.
The constitution makes President
Inellgble for re-election, sad it in the
earnest sndeavor of Tcneiuelaa states
d to establish ths politics of the
country cn a firm footing of peace and
order.
Bx-United Statea Minister Pils, of
Virginia, ones ventured to preatnt
himself to the President minus a neck-
President Blanco very aharply
reminded him of his forgatfulnsss of
etiquette, and ahortly afterward aent
him about hii business.
Increase in Railway Earnings.'
In its last issue the" Chicago Rail
way Age makes a statement of th
earnings of one hundred and twelve
railways for the elefeh months end
ed November 30, irv 1 Theee rail
roads aggregate M.OyO miles, or about
17 per oent of the total railroad mile
age in the oonntry. The figures show
earnings amounting to 1400,413,91s,
an inorease of mora than 119.325,000,
or about S per oentVDver the results
for tbe corresponding period of 1894.
These figures, gratifying as they are,
leave" the railroad still far behind
their, earnings before the late pane
set in. - Their earnings fell off about
850,000,000 in 1894, and tbe earnings
for 1893 were considerably less than
they were for 1893 notwithatandln;
the inorease of mileage. Of the on
hundred and twelve railroads report
ed eighty-three (how an increase.
The general railroad outlook is de
oldedly -enoouraging and 'nowhere
more so than in the Bouth. Many
railroads in the Booth were a year ago
in tbe bands o( receivers. Mow they
have nearly all passed into the hands
of strong companies and are being
thoroughly reorganized. Their equip
ment is being greatly improved.
ISLANDS FOBS ALEv.5-;,5
Denmark Has Three She Will Give
Washington, IX C, Deo. IL
Three small islands, Santcoras. St
John and 8f Thomas, of the 'Test
Indies, owned by Denmark, are for
sale. Tbe United States ean gt
them at a low rate for coal dealing
stationi Agents from Denmark bsve
interested several Senators In tbe
.-me, -C nry may v ant ttern,
Edentoa Street' Cbarob. Oete Ready
to Welcome Rev. Normao
' "Vaoie Wains' " Gift.
, Ths Mice bfdeatea Street Church
are working sew with, acajou ardor to
prepare , the .new personage of the
church fo ocenpaaey b Be. W, 0.
Normaa, 4t':: aew aaitor .' The par-;
soaege, Wkifh ia'exeeediagly hiadaomc
is sppisraacet must be furnished, and
it is this work that the ladles ire per-.
tlsularly latereeted In- A meeting
waa held yesterday afteraooa i ad a
soliciting committee appointed, : ,
Tomorrow there will be a committee
of ladles at the parsoaege to-receive
gifts sf furaltare or , money . Bev
Normaa will arrive la the city oa aatt
Thursdiy. fa week after km com'
lag H to lopad that he aaf hie wife
may move late a wclWuralshed home.
Sorely Bev, Cole's lot has fallen in
plelsaul pliesc. . The other day the
lad is of (he Durham Trinity church
acre engaged la plaanlng the cams
undertaking that is Sow eat aging ths
attention of the ladies of Bdeatoa
street charebv While they wese la
seaalo 8 Sacassge was reealvcd from
Weehlngto Dak, saklng what would
be thS cost of properly fnrnlahlng the
paMoaags, The reply waa 37B.
Those who base heard of "Unci
Wach" ksow tbe sequel) the ladiM
got a eheck for that amount.
C BASED OUT BY FLAMES.
A Colored Han's Narrow Escape
From Cremation In a Caboose.
Seaboard people were telling today
the story of the burning of a caboose
at Monroe Saturday evening sad the
narrow ssoaps of a colored employee
front as complete erematiea aa that
undergone by the ear. The maa waa
Willie IiSwreaee and, he slept ia the
The Are detoued the car
pUtely, leaving only the wheels.
ev A warped track. "The
aamee made a dead set at WlHle, also,
hut a quiskasas each as is oaly inspired
by the fear of death, and a aear by
breach saved hint the loaa of his Ufa.
It did not save him however the loss
of hia chthsa, hia hair ssd a mustache,
aoqaatishly arled.
Saturday sight at Moaroe waa cold,
and down the open cut la which ths
car stood the wind whistled flercely
On another track stood another ca
boose with several occupants) but in
this particular ear. Willie Lawrence
reled asprem. The Are biased mer-
I xily U . ttaeoew, sides glowing
red. And before the Are the colored
maa dosed comfortably, eaitng naught
in hia aatiafled warmth, for the wind or
for rain or for work for ths mornw
waa Sunday.
When he dropped to sleep Lawrence
doca not knew) but whoa the grey
wool grows thick about hie temples he
will remember the awakealag. Start
ing up, he looked around on a farnaee
of Sre. Though the thick smoke he
saw wicked yellow Sames creeping
along the aides of the ear and on ths
flooi. Oae cad was wildly ablate) and
tbe wind, bowing ia the batacd hole in
the roof, cent the hot flame whirling
at his head sad aeorehiag his clothes
and hair. The heat waa unbearable)
the amoke soifaeating.
For one moment perhaps, or the
fraction of s moment, the man took in
this neeae. Then those ootaide saw
the door thrown widely open, saw ths
flames leap la response to the draught
la a solid touage of Are. Then from
the mldat of the flamaa bounded the
body of a man, who fell with ataring
eye and biasing clothes to the ground.
Those outside were quick to aet. Ia
a moment Lawrence was throws and
rolled dowa an embankment to a little
stream below. Aad today there is
nothing the matter with the maa ex
cept the oeeaaioaal starts he gives aa
he remembers that Jump through the
flames for life.
AMPUTATED HIS
TOE.
Tbe a John La tow of the S.
A. L.
" Shops Fed U to a Cat.
Chaa. Latoa, aa employee of the 8.
. L. shop yesterday morning drop
ped a bar of Iron oa hia foot cruehlag
one of his toes terribly. Latoa did
not aeed the service of a large.
He took his knife eat, ss ajon a k
had removed hi h from hi
foot aad sut ths injured member off.
Afterward a sat earn aloag sad Mr. J
La ton gave the feliae ale capitated
toe, which the cat devoared with wild
delight Mr. Letoe rotaraed to work
yeeterday afteraooa aa anal. Thia
the etory of aa aaaaual aad re
markable eeeureaee whieh comes to
ths Ptmai-TlKioa through s fellow
employee- There are few each bateai
ia existence.
.Greet the Orataer Coaamlttee.
The Committee appointed to solicit
founds foe the Cruiser Raleigh testi
monial eomposed of Mr. J. R. Fer
rali and Mr. J. K. Pogue were oat
among tbe citizens today.' Ths un
dertaking Is a thankless one and all
ouroiUieos ahonld lend all the en
couragement possible to ths gentle
man when they meet them. Ral
egh's contribution to the Fund
should far exceed that of other
towns. 7 should do -tsrrw
QUICK VOTE ON VARlr'K.
i :
Democrats do Not lntepd Delay
tTkey IioveReed, to Knock Down.
Bjsclal to Oia Preta-VUttor.
Congress has by a joint resoluti t
whlob passed without opposition au
thorlzeA tbe Secretary of tbe Navy
waeoepttbe ram Katahdin, whioh
was mooted by the freameot lor
failurs tp make tbe speed required in
tbe contract at tbe oontraot price, it
having oeen shown that the builders
ere not to blame tbey having con
struolcd the vessel on government
plans
Reprr nt ilive J,)bnon ( Ctlifor
nia is rne f the republican members
of tbe liouje who openly kicked
agalat the bond and tariff bills
fcroed upon the majirity of tbe
House by tbe will and power of
Speaker Reed Mr. Johnson voted
for the tariff bill under protest, but
he wUHtortr-sir Other repubuoane
refused to vote for tbe band bill,
whioh he declared gave the lie to
every 'principle and precept of the
republican paity, and in doing so be
said l Against my willrasainst my
protest I voted for a bill (tariff
whioh in my judgment was unneses
sary, Which In my judgment was not
a republican measure, which in my
judgment did not meet tbe case,
which b my judgment was not what
we wets eent here to do '
Let us be consistent with our record
Let ns Stand by the rule which we
adopted nuoy years ago; that we
will not issue bonds in time rf
peace."
There is little doubt in the minds
of many tbat a m.j irity of tbe d.mo
ortta Jn the House want Reed to get
the republican nomination for Presi
dent Why, doesn't matter at tbis
stage of tbe game. A prominent
democratic member of tbe House
says tbil feeling is so strong smong
ths democrats of that body tbat be
believes they would not hesitate to
helpRecd if itberomes probable that
any of his opponents for the nomina
tion were trying to put anything
through the House for the purpose
of handicapping Reed before the Re
publican Natimal Conventioa, if
suoh help is needed to beat tbe
scheme. Needless tosay it isn't love
for Reed wbloh actuates tbem
Senator Voorhees says he doesn't
see the need for upsetting tbe busi
ness of the country by a prolonged
debate on tbe tariff bill tbat has
passed the House, and tbat be will
endeavor to get tbe bill to a vote as
soon as possible The Senate com
mittee on Finanoe will take up tbe
bill at onoe, and of Its action Senator
Voorhees, who was chairman of tbe
committee under tbe democratic
organization of tbe Senate, said : ' I
think the bill will be reported back
to the Senate almost immediately.
But, then, you can't tell what will
happen. There are some crumbs
lying around, and every protection
ist Is after all be cm get Tbere is
no disposition on the part of demo
crats to delay action on the bill If
delay comes it will be from tbe oth
er side." Senator Voorhees, is of
course, 6trongly opposed to the b V.
Postmaster General Wilson has
been giving tbe fraudulent advertis
ers a sbaking-p and tbe result is
that quite a number of them have
been sbut out of tbe mail. The Pest
office people do their level best to
keep the people from giving up tbelr
good money to these shirks, bat so
long as tbere are people who will be
eaugbt by promises of 1 10 worth for
a dime these frauds will continue to
do-business As soon as they are
shut out of tbe malls under one name
they take another.and slightly chang
ing their scheme they go right ahead
again until eaugbt by tbe Postrifioe
officials.
It is generally believed that an
other bond issue will shortly be an
nounced, but Secretary Carlisle will
not discuss the matter for public -tion.
The reorganization of the Senate
committees baa been ail arranged and
thia week the Republicans will take
charge, tut it is not certain whether
they will elect tbe cmaere of th Sen
ate until later. President Cleveland
will, on January 4tb, issue bis proc
lamation deo'aring Utah a 8tate, and
the Republicans expert its legisla
ture, which will ooovene on the 6,
to elect two Republican Senators as
ones. They may wait for the arrival
of those two Senators before electing
the offloers of the Senate. They have
made a deal with the Populists, but
they are still afraid to trust too muob
to them. . '
.
Special Term of Green County Co art
Judge Graham ia holding a special
term of Oreea county court for the
trlsl of election content caeca of
county offloers.
The cace to be tried are Oriccley,
oateatant, Bspubliesn, against Blount
Democrat for Clerk of Court oOeei
aad Falreloth Bepublicaa, agaiast Ed
warda. Democrat fot Sheriff's offla.
Judge Graham will alar hold a apeial
eeeaioa of court at Klastoe, beginning
oa Jaa. 90th, to try th parties charged
with a no a, la whieh th Iowa wir
eeetly burned ap. -
Proaalaent Mow Yorker Dying. , '
By Tslsmnik t a yamsc-VmrTon. ' '
Hsw Tosa, Dee. si. J. Sesver Page,
a promiaent Bepublieaa aad clubman,
who daughter ehrlstlned the eraiser
New Tork. Is lying at the point of
The Houke and Seuate Take
Recess Untill Friday.
SHERMANS' RESOLUTION
Wants to Maiutaln Ibe Kedemplon
Fund to Konr Hnudred Millions
Aside from Other Funds.
Br Telegraph to Hie Press-Vliitur.
Washington, Deo 31. A move
ment has been inaugurated by
Western congressmen ftvoiing
additional action by bouse on tbe
tariff question. Speaker Reed bow
ever is opposed to this. Dingley
says the president will veto any high
er tariff bill ai d if tbe Venezuelan
question does not dalay it tbe House
expects tbe aij mrn sometime in
June.
The Senate agreed tondj urn from
today until Friday. Senator Sher
man tffare 1 a resolution to maintain
the redemption fuLd to a l u idied
millions of goll apart from other
funds. Tbe IIousj adjourned until
Friday without doinx any business.
HOOP LA I HOOP loud:
The Houiherii Railway Freights are
Passing Here to Norfolk.
Tbe Son tbem Railway ran its first
train to Norfolk yesterday. There
were tweotj -one cirj attached to tbe
first section, tbere being two sections
which went through. The engine to
the first section was a new one and
psrbaps the beet tbe Southern ever
ran over this raad.
Today several other trains came
over tbe new line which hereafter
will be the direct freight route of the
Southern.
It is Hated tbat in ten days pas
sengers and mail trains will be in
operation on tbis route.
Mark a. scoop for the Press-Visi
tor, for tbe younger member of this
combination first told tbe public of
tbe big move which took shape yes
terday and which means so much for
tbe territory over which it passes.
By tbe latter part of tbe week
trains w i II be rolling through rapidly.
The University Hazers.
It is said that there is a strong
probability of other students tban
those mentioned yesterday being dis
missed from the University for hat
ing. A stud-Hit just from Chapel
Hill says that when tbe spring term
opens no less than twenty seven stu
dents will be tried by the faculty for
hazing. All the heztng was done
during tbe latter part of tbe exami
nation term by students who bad fin
ished their examinations. Tbey all
considered tbat tbe pledge tbey bad
taken was then inoperative, as their
connection with the institution was
duomtinued until the opening of tbe
spring term
The faculty looks on tbe offense as
a serious one and tbere is a poss -
bility of wholesale dismissals.
A Hallroad From Southport.
Tbe Carolina, Tennessee and Obio
Railway has bought all tbe effeots of
tbedefunot Brunswick, Western and
Southern Railway, and have began
a survey of a route from f outhport
to Wilmington This survey is mere
ly to oorrest a few details in the for
mer survey of tbe Brunswick, West,
ern and Southern Railway, and these
details are to bs finished by January
20 ih and the line made ready for
grading and laying of the rails by
that date. Tbe distanoe between
Soutbport and Wilmington is 20
miles and tbe road.is to be completed,
its general manager eays, in nine
months. Soutbport has- deep water
and is at the mouth of the Cape Fear
river. Fort Caswell, whioh is at tbe
entrance to its harbor, is now being
fitted for torpsdo defense. The Uni
ted States is now building a quaran
tine station at Southport.
Prof. Laska, an h.irt Mind Header
Prof. B. Laska, palmist and mind
reader, gave a vary pleasing enter
tainment to a number of oitizsna at
ths Pas s-Visitor office last evec-
ingProf. Lvika performed soms
wonderful feats whioh are worthy of
Herman Every attempt at mind ,
reading was highly aueoessfuL The
Professor says hs oan read ths past
and the future and If your future is
not read at it is, be eats yon can
judge as to whether he is faking.
Professor Laska will be here several
day. He Is stopping at the Branson
H ae.
A One-eyed Alligator.
Mr, John T. MacRae rweeived today
from Florida, a real live alligator,
The old fellow waa pretty sold when
hs got here, but fa I being thawed
out today aad tomorrow will be ei
hiblted at the Junior drugstore. Th
alligator la S? lashes . long and Is a
healthy specimen. He has been named
Ba Tillman, because he has only one
y. The other was destroy d by be
Ivg pierced by a nail. "
Sevens officers la thia district dur
Ing the present year made S8S acls
are of lllloltdletlllerle an! dwtroyed
eesrlr ell tea letter. They made 09
PaaV'
Corn to Bad drier.
Two mensbisers same to grief
terday at the hand of those ever
vigilant deputy collector. Neither
one of the operators rne landed,, bnt
where once tbe while amoke of
tbe atlll aalled through the eooghln
pinss, there is silence and solitude
unbroksn.
Dp In Alamance eonnty "Bud"
Thomas plied hia trade. Pnt the
eama Deputy Davie, tripping through
the pines; aad at hia baek were they
who were more tbaa a match for
"Bad." So when the depntiee came, j
he skipped lo shelkr. Aad sooa ths
still was a mass of ruiusj the whiskey
trickled ou' over tbe pinectraw. Bat
while the glad deputiea worked away,
a ahaggy head peeped from behind
come distant tree; and once bright
eye caw the work, and were dimmed
with revengeful tears.
Nobody know his name, bnt they
call him "Pane." The still he worked
'till yesterday ss situated near the
small postoffice of Allison. But down
oame tbe deputies of the law. "Psne,"
likeThomas.thundered with brogaaned
tread to aafety. But for him there
w ill be i aid, aad dearth of New Tear
egg nog
A SEV ERK WIND STORM.
Damage Done Property Pavllllon
at Brookslde Park Blown Over.
Tbe strrm sst evening was the most
terrific of tbe season. Tbe wind blew
st a terrible rate and the man who
was not in some great atone building
thought himsslf unsafe and at the
mercy of tbe storm. Fayettsville strset
was barrsn at 10 p. m , with the ci
eeption of one lone, solitary being,
struggling aeross tbe street near the
Law bnildinginthe hard-blowing wind
and blinding, beating rain. The figure
eould be outlined, roeking to nnd fro
n the effort to cross the pavement. It
waa none other than Mr. John Collins,
of the Phems-Visitor force. He
had two heavy Iron chaicee on either
side of his body, whieh he was using
as sinkers, and '.ad it not been
for tbat ballast, Mr. ColHns might
have been elsswhsrc thnn in the P. T.
offioe today sticking type.
The damage of the storm mns hate
been considerable. A number of treea
were blown down in ceveral parte of
the city. Ths large pavllllon at Brook
aide park is no more. It toppled with
the wlttd and went over nearly to the
pond.
Small oLjecta. such as pillowc aad
pieoea of elothing were pieked up on
the street toda.
What Oar Representatives Are
Doing.
Senator Pritehard nnd Representa
tive Settle introduced a bill appropri
ating $25,000 for ths erection of n
monnrntnt on the battle ground of
Gailfoid courthouse to Qeaersl Nath
aniel Greene. It provides that $5,000
of this smount rball bs devoted to ths
prepsrstion and adornment of the
park p round, that the monument
ahall be deeded to the United States,
snd that the work shall be done nnder
the direction of the Secretary of War
or of such army officer ae he shall des
ignste. Representative Slrowd Introduced
seversl wsr claim bills, smonv them
one for the estate of Vsshtl Smith, de
ceased, Wake county, $1,180 and one
for Thomas R. Debnam, Raleigh, for
$10,000
Can Point to National Fusion, Now.
Now that the national Republican
and ropiiliata nave jomea torces,
fusion in North Carolina ean be justi
fied Dy those who have sought to shun
the responsibility.
The announcements of the Senate
committees aa agreed upon by the Re
publican plurality in tbat body dis
closes fully what every one knew in
sdvsnve, tbe bargain made with the
populiala The Repob)i-ana have
paid a big price for the support neese
sary to carry through their slste.
They have gives every P. puliet Seea
tor a shairmaaahip. There I no
question they would havs given t-m
money if ths Populist hsd demanded
it, and, perhaps, the latter ar to br
commended for their forbearance The
Democrats, who outnumber the Popu
lists sli to one, arc givea eleven of
the mttoor chairmanships.
Mississippi State Capitol Unsafe.
Recent Investigation of th condi
tio of the Ststs eapitol have de-
monst. SUd the fact that it is in an
absolutely unsafe condition. Th
towsr leana to tbe South all or eight
inches, far enough to pull out th par
lines, which rested iv or lis laches
oa th brick wall, and aaused thsm to
hang loose, Th lorn-1 saparatad
from th walls by a apaw of Iv inch
for asirly half it elronmfersss ssd
aew cracks r appsaring daily. Bi
pert say that it M liabl to eollaps
at any momsnt. A little more strata
and th aachor will give way, bring
ing . down th catir trustur. Th
omlsg session of the Legislature will
be compelled U take ctepl looking to
a new building or the immediate re
pair of the old on.
Moonshiners Tboaaa aad
Condensed and Put in a T
- able Form.
FACTS 'AND GOSSIP.
Interestingly Told aa Picked Up on
tbe Streets aad Vartoos Points
Aboat Towu. ,
Got. Carr I to be rcat at tbe
opening of the Bosthera Pine Ii p,
whieh occur next month.
Cspt. B. A Ash was la th Revenue
Department today, learning tb roo
itwo el fctn wewwalsr.- '
Christmas entertainment - at ; th
ChrisUsn Church tonight, 7.80 o'clock.
Recitations, ehoraacs sad solos by the
children. , ,(.'. -
The Epworth Reading Circle, of
Bdenton street church, will not hold
itc meeting tonight. Th Circle will
gather rn Tuesday next. t
Mr. Henry Clay Brows, alirk la th
office of the Railroad Commission, In
ill with la grlpps. Th report gets as
other set-back thereby.
Miss Edns Wright a most (harming:
yonng lady, who haa ba visiting in
Richmond for ths past three months
haa returned to the city.
Mr. Robert 0. Cslden, of Richmond
has accepted the position of chief
clerk to Mr, J. B. Maasoa, Is ths Di
vision Preighl Office of the Southern
Railway. , " ,
Mr. Samnel Spencer, president of
the Southern railway, deals th 1st '
report that the Southern aad th Bal
timore and Ohio would be consolidated '
in the near future. flLL
A few more hour aad another leapv
rear will be npon us. It will be the
est for eight year. Raleigh ha aa -
unusual number of worthy batehel6rv '
come of them model one
To dance tbe-old year out; th aw
y sarin. That will b the object of,
the gay company of yonng people
that will gather la the Capital Club
thia evening fur th leeond holiday ,
dan. '' i)-ij'?v.Si'iv
1 '
The ear ins ttHJnrrer pSr-
aologist ean b heard five block when
giving s street lecture. Surely 'tis B 1
pity that Mayor Rum' duty won't
allow him to let the big woman hw
forth her power. . , - ,
Turners old reliable Almaaaa is ths
beet on the market. Mr. Jas. H. Eaaie,
th literary and well- Informed pub "
lieher ha compiled a valuable edition -for
'M. Every household should have '
OB. t.:
Oa Friday eight last th installa
tion of officers la the different Miaoni
organiaatione took plsce with appro-'
prists sisreises. Put graad officer
war preient and mad pechec.
After th installation ac oyster inppsr
was served at Moseley'a.
The faculty of Wake Forest College
haa a cass oa it hand, which If the
principals involved are run down, may ,
result in the cxpulcioa of several stu
dents, Tcrily the wsy of the (ranvgress-
Ing college student la North Carolina .
this Christmas is hird.
Ths North Carolina Teachers' Asso
ciation has decided that in future it .'
Ill have only a three day's Session.
Its officers will vlait vral plases to -select
a place for It annual meeting
next June. It ha added about f S,-
000 and owns proparty at Morhad
which cost $6,500. f
Ths United States I having murh
trouble with itc quarantine station at
Southport. This li to b built oa pile
ome diitancc from shore, sad -will 1
the only oa la th country stire'.
surrounded by wtr, Tbpile have
beea prepared aad oppr-htbd,
bat bow after moathi ef labor th
oaadiags Sr found to have been de
fective aad the piles are all to short.
Vary many people know J. C L4 or
Logo" Harris, as a my-idd poll- -
tielas. Very few, however ksow that
bia versatile mlad wlll aarry hia to
the extreme of doiag good Democrat's ;
work oa a Democratic paper.- Tet h ,
did certainly edit the News ssd Obser
ver's telegrams th othsr sight. -
That' nothing," said Logan, "IT.
writ 'em editorial aa sooa aa sot "
Did Tbis Maa Hit Beamaaf
Th Passs-TistToa told of how Mol-
li Bsaman, th "Bowry Queen" was
mysteriously hit th had sud her
shall fraetursd by soms parson then
aatold. It lias told how a maa was
arrested oa suspicion ssd pat In t:
tatloa hone to await trial for the
rim. -
Th trial waa to' havs come T "
morning, having already t- - a 1
postponed. But th luj ir-I
w still ensbls to leavs th "
So as nothing eould be
her testimony, the -uu
il Monday v .
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