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THE PRESS-VISITOR Has Three Times as Many — RALEIGH READERS— As Any Other Paper. VISITOR. THE PRESS-VISITOR Has Three Tinies as Many —RALEIGH READERS— As Any Other Paper. ^m^ffiauBOMinHi VOL: XXXV.—NO. 75 RALEIGH C., THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 21. 1896. $3.00 PER YEAR. OLE NEW DRESS IS HERE TODAY’S MARKETS. And we Will Wear it Next Week. Cotton Realizes a Heavy Fallingoff in Prices. By private wire from New York. New York, May 21. Cotton quotations furnished by E. B. Cuthbert & Co., 56 Broadway, New York, and 305 Wilmington street, Ral eigh, over their special wire: DID TRE! STOFF THE MAIL A Big Job Charged to the Seaboard Air-Line. A FULL NEW OUTFIT. The Press-Visitor Will Greet Readers Next Week With a Smiling New Face. The Press-Visitor will greet Its its readers next week with a brand new, May day dress, complete and pretty from toe to crest. A new outfit for this paper arrived at the Southern depot yesterday and is being transported to the office of the Press-Visitor. Our new dress is of the finest fabric and texture, being the superior copper mixed type of the greatest type manufacturing establish ment in the world, that of Barnhart Bros, and Spindler of Chicago. The Press" Visitor has for some time pasu been negotiating for the purchase of a new outfit, and the order was given to Messrs. Barnhart and Spindler be cause the material they make is the best in the market and because that is the quality that the Press-Visitor al ways endeavors to serve to its friends and readers. It is with gratification that we can announce to our friends that we are able to make this step forward. We do it with ths knowledge that we have made this newspaper a favorite among the entire population of this city, and it is with peculiar pleasure that we make the announcement that the ap probation which the Press-Visitor has received at the hands of the peo ple of this city has enabled us to make this improvement. Our effort has-been to make a paper that would merit the approval of the community, tell the news as it transpires in our midst, and that would stand for this city and the institutions of this city. We have had no political battles to fight, but we have indeavored to con duct a newspaper standing by the in. terests of our own community and giv ing the news, with always a high sense of regard for the propriety of giving publicity to that which is legitimate newspaper matter, and the omission of that which propriety and the sense of the good of our community would pre clude. The PrbsssVisitor has endeav ored to be a Kaleigh institution and it has the assurance that it has the ap preciation of the Raleigh public. It is with pleasure, therefore, that we announce that next week we will greet our friends in new and attractive attire, and that we will in future give them a better newspaper than ever. MONTHS. Open ing. high est. LOW EST. CLOS ING. January, February, March, April, May, 8 07 8 09 7 96 7 96- June, 8 07 8 09 7 95 7 95- July, 8 10 8 10 7 98 7 98- August, 812 8 14 7 99 8 CO- September, 7 48 7 51 7 40 7 40-1 October, 7 38 7 37 7 26 7 27-8 November, 7 24 7 28 7 17 7 17-18 December, 7 25 7 29 7 17 717-18 Tone, barely steady. Sales, 158,000 bales. Futures opened steady at a decline of from 1 to 3 points, advanced early on the trading 2 to 4 points and closed barely steady 13 to 14 points lower for near months and 8 points lower for the fall options as compared with yester day’s prices. Liverpool Market. Liverpool futures were irregular to. day and did not show the strength that characterized yesterday’s market. At the opening May was quoted 1 1-2 points lower, the other near months unchanged, and the fall months 1-2 to 1 1-2 points lower as compared with yesterday. The market soon righted itself and closed at yesterday’s prices. Receipts for today are estimated at 3,000 bales, all American; sales, 12,- 000 bales, of which 10,000 bales was American. The market closed as follows: May, 4 18s. June-July, 4 15 b. July-August, 4 13 1-2 b. August-September, 4 10 l-2b. September-October, 4 03 1-2 b. October-November, 3 63 b. November-December, 3 60 1-2 b. New York Stock Market. The following were the closing quo- tations on the New York change today: Missouri Pacific, General Electric, St. Paul, . Tennessee Coal and Iron, Manhattan,.. American Tobacco, Burlington & Quincy, Western Union, Louisville & Nashville, Chicago Gas, Sugar, U. S. Leather, Southern Railroad, Southern preferred, Atchison, Whiskey,.. Jersey Central, . Erie, . . . . Reading, Stock Ex- 25 1-4 31 1-8 77 3-8 26 5-8 103 65 3-4 79 2-8 85 1-4 50 3-8 68 123 1-4 64 5-8 9 1-4 29 1-2 16 1-4 18 1-8 105 3-4 14 1-2 11 1-8 Chicago Markets. The Chicago grain and provision quotations closed today as follows: Wheat—July, 60 7-8; September, 61 7-8. Corn—July, 29 3-8; September, 30 5-8. Oats-July, 19 1-8; September, 19 3-8. Pork—July, 7.35; September, 7.55. Lard—July, 4.87; September, 4.52. Clear Rib Sides—July, 3.85; Septem- ber, 4 00. E. B. Cuthbert & Co. CORONATION OF THE CZAR. Weyler’s Tobacco Proclamation. VERY SERIOUS CHARGE. Great Crowds Watched the Proces sion Headed by the Czar. By Cable to the Press-Visitor. Moscow, May 21.—The triumphant entry cf the Emperor and Empress in to Moscow took place today. Until today the Emperor had not officially been in the city. In order to see the imposing spectacle thousands of per sons thronged the streets all night and early secured places of vantage. Seats and windows in view of the parade brought enormous prices. The crowds and the splendor exceeds any of the previous coronations. The sun shone brightly most of the time. The decorations hhich were injured by rain were removed .Two hundred and thirty cannon boomed, followed by eight other shells. It was the signal for every bell in Moscow to peal forth while the sentries stood at arms, and By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Washington, D. C , May 21.—Con sul General Williams telegraphs the State Department that Weyler’s proclamation, forbidding the expor tation of tobacco, has been pub lished officially by the Gazette. The order applied to leaf to bacco produced in the provinces of Havana. Piar del Rio and forbids its exportation, except to Spain as needed. It grants ten days during that time only for tobacco contract ed for prior to the proclamation can be exported. At the expiration of ten days the custom houses are to refuse permits. Transgressors are to be considered aiders and abettors in the rebellion and the penalty will be confiscation of goods. Hahn to See McKinley, A Sensation which will Probably Call for Some Very Interesting Explanations. In yesterday’s paper there was ref erence to the charges of Postmaster General Wilson that the Seaboard was guilty of stuffing the mails for increase of pay for carrying them Today we give the Associated Press telegram which was published in the Norfolk papers and all over the coun* try: “Postmaster General Wilson author ized the publication of the following statement in regard to an alleged at tempt to overcharge the government for the conveyonce of the mails in cer tain Southern States: “Every four years the mail trans ported over the various railweys in the United States is weighed for a period of 30 days, for one-fourth of the country each year. Upon the av erage weight obtained during the 30 days, the commission of the railroad is adjusted and remains in force for four years. The last weighing was conducted in the month of March, 1896. One railroad company, the Seaboard Air Line, whose main line extends from Portsmouth, Va., to At lanta, Ga , attempted to take advan tage of this opportunity to swell the weighing of mail carried over their system during the weighing of the mails by very large shipments of pub lic documents. About 300 sacks of documents franked by a United States Senator and a member of Congress were sent to the various station agents of this company, in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. The sacks weighed fr >m 100 to 125 pounds each. Two, three, four or even five sacks were sent to one agent. Some agents were furnished by rail road officials with lists of addresses in North Carolina and Virginia. The division superintendent and road masters gave oral instructions to the agents under them as to pasting labels or writing addresses on the books which were not previously addressed, but the tags of the sacks were ad dressed ‘All for ” (namely for a railroad agent at that point ) The books were then remailed and again transported over the routes of this company to be again weighed A few agents, not understanding their in structions, gave out the books for public distribution before the frank labels were received. Fifteen sacks were delivered a‘Portsmouth, Va., ad dressed in bulk to the general super intendent. That night the books were readdressed in the railroad building by his Be votary and a division super intendent and remailed the following morning to various persons along the route. A newspaper at Ellenboro, N. C., learning of the transaction, published a short article headed “A Mistake,” stating in substance that a United States Senator in mailing docu ments to his constituents had by mis take addressed them to station agents along the Seaboard Air Line railway. A division superintendent, learning of the article, proceeded to the town and induced the editor to cut the item out of every copy of his paper, on the ground that it would hurt the road. “The ‘padding’ of the mails by this company was investigated by the post- office department and to prevent this practice, the department ordered the weighing to be continued for 30 days during April. The railroad company then resorted to a new scheme, by contracting with publishers of news papers ior a large number of papers to be sent over their line daily, to ad dresses furnished by the company. At Portsmouth, Va., the general daily to be sent over the Seaboard Air Line to Norforlk and Portsmou’h, 1,000 copies addressed to regular sub scribers, the ^vher thousand as sample copies. Arranged ts were also made with another Atlanta paper to send 5,600 copies of the Sunday issue, weighing over half a pound each, to addresses in Norfolk and Portsmouth. Norfolk and Portsmouth city direc tories were funished to the newspa pers from which to print labels for mailing the papers to parties in those cities. Several of these parties thus addressed had moved from those cities or died. Had the weighing been ac cepted by the department, the Sea board Air Line would have received for the next four years a much larger compensation than it was entitled to. “Some of the newspaper publishers were indignant when they found that they had been made parties to such a scheme, and the publisher of one pa per at Raleigh refused to send out the fourth shipments of his paper.” The Press-Visitor will state that it is not the Raleigh newspaper above re ferred to, and that any information which could be published as to what newspaper is referred to would be very interesting reading at present. COMMITTEE AT NORFOLK A Hearing Had Before St. John. Mr A COURTEOUS RECEPTION The Raleighites Are at Norfolk and are Receiving Every Considera- * tion—Nothing Definite Yet. Special to the Press-Visitor. Portsmouth, Va., May 21, 1896. - Vice- President Saint John gave the committee a courteous hearing this morning and has taken the matter of the location of the shops under con sideration. Nothing definite has yet developed. PEDESTRIANS ENVELOPED. DEATH OF COL. JOHNSTON. One of the State’s Best Known Men Passed Away at Charlotte. Col. William Johnston, father of Mrs. A. B. Andrews, died yesterday afternoon at his residence in Chars lotte at 5:25 o’clock. Col. Johnston was one of the best known men in North Carolina, having figured extensively in the State’s his tory for nearly two generations. He was a gallant and chivalric Southerner and first for his country. Col. Johnston was educated at the University and engaged in the prac tice of law after graduation. He was identified with early railroading in North Carolina, and more especially during the war and the years follow ing. Col. Johnston was honored in his na tive county of Mecklenburg. He was once a strong candidate against the late Zeb Vance for the nomination for governor. Since 1873 Col. Johnston has not been engaged in active busi ness, but has devoted his time solely to his private interests. Col. Johnston was married in 1846 to Miss Ann Eliza Graham, daughter of Dr. George F. Graham, the brother of William A. Graham, and to this union were born four children, Julia M., wife of Col. A. B. Andrews; Frank G., of Mecklenburg; Cora J., wife of Capt. T. R. Robertson, of Charlotte, Over 15 Persons Caught Under a Falling Building in Buffalo. Buffalo, N. Y., May 21 —The old brown building at the corner of Main and Seneca streets, formerly occupied by the Western Union Telegraph Com pany, collapsed at 9:30 this morning. Many persons, who were passing on the street, were caught and buried under the debris with the occupants of the building and the adjoining build ing. Probably seventy-five persons were killed. The firemen and ambu lancemen have organized and a squad of rescuers are at work. The building was undergoing re pairs. Thirty or forty were killed and went down with it. A barber shop was operating on the first floor, and part The OUS, sixteen persons were in it. A of the wall remained standing, work of rescue is very hazard- as they expect it to fall at any moment. Those known to be killed are Jacob Brockman and G E. Metz, barbers, and J. E Jennie Gribben, cashier in the barber shop. The building was supported by braces while being repaired. Cries for help can be heard in many part of the debris. There were a few tenants in the building whowere a dvised not to move. The District Attorney says if it can be shown that the contractors are guilty of negligence he will proses cute them for manslaughter. Laterit is stated that there may be fifteen dead. Mike O’Brien is dying from a broken back. Scheming Silverites. POPULIST STATIC CONVENTION. Will Meet About Aug. 1st—Col. Carr May go to California. The calling of the Populist State convention has been left to the central committee. A member of that com mittee tells a Press-Visitor reporter that the convention will be called to meet in Raleigh either the last week in July or the first week in August. Senator Butler and the element of the party that favors fusion only on the terms as laid down by the Popu list conference committee, will have ab solute control of the convention. The Mewborne variety of fusionists will not be in it, and the Amos and Gill crowd will hardly be entitled to a respectable hearing. It has been said that they will not be allowed to take seats in the convention. Senator But ler is master of the situation Watch the prediction The Democratic hosts are now hold ing their county conventions, and, pleasant to state, they are in marked contrast to those of the Republicans. There is no fight being made for the gubernatorial nomination. Halifax county instructed for Col. Jule Carr. That gentlemen stated last week that he was not a candidate and could not be. Mrs. Carr’s health is such that it would not permit of Col. Carr making anactive canvas. Col Carr anticipates taking his wife to the Pa cific coast for her health. It may be that he will leave at an early date and he will be absent for some time. The latest thing out is a report that the Republicans will offer the nomina tion for Lieutenant Governor to Am brose Hileman of Cabarrus, Secretary of State to J. M. Mewboone, and Treas urer to W. II. Worth. It is claimed also that Amos and Gill are to be re warded for their hard work in trying to break into the Populist ranks. It is stated that one or the other will be given the nomination ior a state office. NEWS GATHERED IN A DAI Condensed and Put in a Read; able Form. FACTS AND GOSSil Interestingly Told as Picked Up on the Streets and Various Points About Town. Ladella Prince, a white woman, was sent to the roads today for thir y dayp. John Lowlow, the old circus clown, : V ‘ r at his sisters home, in Cleve land, Ohio. The sale of the Park Lumber Co., plant, etc., is postponed until tomor row, May 22d, at 12 m. There will be a meeting of St. Agnes Guild in Christ Church Chapel tomor row afternoon at 5:30 o’clock. Protracted seavices are held each night at 8 o’clock at the Christian church. Rev. P. T. Klapp, of Elon College is assisting the pastor. The public cordially invited. An official order has been issued by the Southern railway prohibiting offi cers from accepting presents from em ployes and instructing employes not to make gifts or subsribe for testi monials of any kind. Thirty.two convicts were taken to the State farms today. Twenty male convicts were carried to the Northamp - ton farm and twelve women to the Halifax farm. Rev. A. Cree, of Wake here today en route to STICKS TO HIS STORY. Dowden Insists That he Did Murder Engineer Dodd. Not were taken Forest was Johnston county where he performs the cere mony tonight at the marriage of Mr. Oscar Smith Mr. E. E. Mrs Marion pointed to a and Miss Fannie Penny. L. Faison, brother of Butler, place on the Emperor left the palace. The pro- who cesion was started by the C?ar, rode a pure white horse. Cut HIS Baby’s Throat. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. New York, May 21.—National committeeman Hahn, of Ohio, con ferred with General Horace Porter this morning, after which he left for Canton to see McKinley. Neither would say anything about the con- and William R., of Richmond. Eliza Johnston died in 1881. Mrs. Trouble Quickly Rectified The Raleigh Electric Company has had some troublesome interrup tions by lightning during the last few days, but has shown its enter prise by quickly correcting them. They have duplicate armatures in order to give the public the best ser vice possible. They have these du plicates for both the railway and lighting departments. Tuesday night the railway apparatus was damaged by lightning and again last night the lightning did more damage, but the trouble was repair- By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor Washington, May 21.—Senator Lindsay, Democrat, of Kentucky, expressed the .belief today that the silver Senators intended to renew the silver debate by attaching an amendment, which is the key to the bottling bill so the session might be Henry Dowden, the murderer of Engineer Dodd, has exhausted the law and there is no further hope for his counsel to prolong his life. The Su preme court affirmed the decision of the lower court Tuesday afternoon. As soon as the decision officially reaches the Executive Department, which will be about the first part of June, Governor Carr will fix the day for Dowden’s execution, and the brutal murder of Matt Dodd will be avenged in the sight of the law. Dowden who is in jail was seen by a Press-Visitor reporter today. He holds to his original story, which is no story at all. Dowden is a rather well builtmulat- Survey and stationed in North Carolina. has been ap- the Geological for the summer Norfolk, Portsmouth, Old Point Comfort, Ocean View, Virginia Beach and many other points of interest can be taken in ifyou go on the Tabernacle excursion to Norfolk Tuesday, June 16th. Fare round trip $2.00. A very handsome and luxurious fan has been placed in the office of E. B. Curthbert & Co It is one made by the General Electric Company, of the latest manufacture. It is a very pleasant and cooling institution for this weather. prolonged until it is known will be a bolt from the St. convention. To Run Miss Willard for President. there Louis Vice* ed by all-night were operating It showed good the company. work and the cars by early morning, work on the part of MR. WILL WYNNE TO MARRY. By Telegraph to the mess-Visitor. Mechanic FALLS, Me., May 21.—Jos eph Holt, a paper mill operator killed his baby by cutting itsthroat and then cut his own throat, probably fatally. Terence. Much significance is taohed to it. In Congress Today. Another disaster. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Lowell, Mass., May 21.-A steam at- By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Washington, D. C, May 21—The Senate, after the transaction of unim portant and routine work, took up the superintendent arranged with a Ports mouth paper to send 6,800 copies daily for ten days, and after that 2,400 copies daily, in bundles of 25 to each address to parties in South Caro lina and Georgia on the Seaboard Air Line. At Raleigh an official of the railroad arranged to have 6,000 copies the first week and 8,000 copies a week afterwards of a weekly paper, sent in bundles of 45 over the Seaboard Air Line railroad to stations in Georgia, South Carolina and a few in North Carolina. “At Atlanta, the private secretary of pipebu at ^Appleton mill killing ^^ ^ "“ ^ ^^ and one girl and injuring several. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Pittsburg, May 21.—At the Na tional Prohibition Convention next week, O. S. Westover, delegate from California, will offer the name of Miss Williard for Vice President of the United States on the Prohi bition ticket. His Engagement With Miss Mary Avera is Announced. The marriage of Mr. Will Wynne and Miss Mary Avera has been announced. The news will be a pleasant surprise, to the many friends of these popular young people. The invitation announcing the mar riage is as follows: “Mr. and Mrs. David Sander Avera invite you to be present at the marriage of their daughter, Mary, to Mr. Will Wynne, Wednesday evening, May twenty-seventh, at nine o’clock. Eden ton Street Methodist Church, Raleigh, N. C. 1896.” Mr. Wynne enjoys widespread pop ularity all over the State as well as in Raleigh. He has the hearty congrat ulations of his host of friends in win ning such a charming and attractive young lady as Miss Avera. The Park and the Yarboro. The many friends of Mr. L. T. Brown in the city will be glad to read the official announcement, which was handed to the Press-Visitor for pub lication today : “After this date, Mr. Lewis T. Brown will be associated with Mr. R. E. Craw ford in the management of the Park Hotel, in Raleigh. “Page Lumber Company, “Proprietors.” Rates to Wake Forest. The Seaboard Air Line will sell ex cursion tickets to Wake Forest and re turn on account of the commencement exercises, May 25th to 28th. From Raleigh the rate will be 70 cents, Hen derson, $1.20, and Durham $190. to. His face would not indicate that he was a murderer, for it rather re veals a weakness. His eyes are large, and his thick lips quivered as he asked the reporter when the day of execu tion would come. Dowden was asked if he did not realize that there was no further hope for him. He replied that he did. Dowden went over his old story after being questioned step by step. He said that he left Raleigh Friday night on the vestibule, and got off at Weldon. He said he was at the drug store when the shooting occurred, and that he knew nothing whatever of the killing of Engineer Dodd until the next morning at the time of his arrest. He stated that the pistol found on him was his brother’s, and that the empty cartridge found in it was dis charged by his brother last Christmas. “How do you account for the fact that you were singled out and arrested for the crime when you claim you were not even present ?” Dowden was asked. “I recon it was because I was the only stranger in town,” was the mur derer’s reply. “Did you expect to get a new trial from the Supreme court?” Dowden did not catch the force of the question, for his reply was that he expected to be fieed or get a shoit term in the penitentiary. The condemned man stated that he believed he had to die and that he was The city is without a Chief Execu* tive today. Chief Heart is holding the Mayor's court down in the absence of Mayor Russ, who is on an errand in which the sympathy of citizens gene rally is enlisted. In the case of Hilliard vs. Asheville, decided by the Supreme Court Tues day, some $150,000 is involved. It is a case in which suit was brought to test the city right to make the property- owners on a street pay two-thirds the cost of paving. The decision is in favor of the city. The fruit crop throughout the county promises to be immense. It is not often that two good fruit years come in suc cession. Last year was a good one for fruit, but this year promises to be a still better one. The peach trees are loaded down, and the crop of cher ries, apples and pears is as promising as ever known. CITY IN BRIEF. Masons Take Notice. There will be a called meeting the Wm. G. Hill Lodge tonight, third degree will be conferred. Masons are invited. His many friends are glad to of The All see Mr. Mr. Henry Burge in the city. Burge has for several years been the division superintendent arranged ehief clerk at the Markham Hotel in with an Atlanta paper for 2,000 copies Atlanta, which was burned recently. | was brought up. Yesterday near Haywood, in Chat ham county, two children were killed by lightning. They were the children of Mr. James Everett Bryan, who was a member of the last legislature from Chatham, and also a member of the Arrington Investigating committee. There was a meeting of the Board of Public Buildings and Grounds at the Executive office today ; The mat ter of remodelling the dome to the Capitol, which is sadly out of repair, ready to meet death He has profess ed religion since his confinement in jail. He said that he did not want to go back to Halifax for fear the people would tear him to pieces. As the reporter started away, Dow den called him. He wanted to know when his execution would occur. The negro was told that the Governor would set the date. He affirmed that his statement was entirely true. The law school of Shepherd & Man* ing will open at Chapel Hill on July 1. The new catalogue of Wake Forest College for the session of 1895-'96 has just been issued, and is more complete then ever before. It shows eighteen professors, assistants and instructors, and 260 students enrolled. In the recapitulation by schools Latin leads with 188 students, English 187, while the number studying law was 67. While closing out the stock to re build, Messrs. C. A. Sherwood & Co. offer unusual attractions, the cons tantly livening and refreshing of every department regardless of cost, and watching the market for everything new and cheap as it appears, and plac ing it within the reach of our bargain seekers, makes business appear some thing alike unto the fall of the year. Read their “ad” of today. The train from Greensboro was loaded down today with pretty school girls. Most of them wore the colors of the Normal and Industrial and they were on their way home after a most pleasant commencement. A number of young men were at the de pot and the girls received a warm welcome during their short sojourn in Raleigh.
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