North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. XXXV.—-NO. 132. FOR COMPLETE FUSION. Dr. Mott Wants the Democrats and Popu lists to Get Together. Dr. J. J. Mott, who was chairman of the national silver party arrived in the city Saturday. The genial doctor, who one time held a Pritch ard grip on the Republican organiza tion in North Carolina came here to enter the campaign but not in the interest of his former allies. Replying to the question of a Press-Visitor reporter as to what he thought of the proposition of the Democratic Executive Committee for a fusion of Populists and Democrats on electors, he said that was a step Oxford and Clarksville Train Plunged Down NEAR DURHAM. No Lives Were Lost—The Trestle Afire and the Engineer Could in the right direction, a union of all the silver to this end I think the “I am for forces and proposition should have been broader and inclu ded a plan for co-operation on State matters.” Dr. Mott favors co-oper ation between the Democrats and the Populists on all matters in this State, as he is.of the opinion that it wbuld solidify the silver forces. Dr. Mott says: “All the silver people must get together and party lines must be wiped out. The Dem ocratic machine can’t hope to elect a a ticket in this State. I shall sup port the Bryan electors and the election of Mr. Bryan means the or ganization, out of his supporters, of a great party in this country on dis tinctive American lines. “A free silver ticket honestly and justly formed in this State without reference to party lines, will get the support of a large number of Repub licans; probably as many as 50,000. But any machine ticket of either party cannot be elected, and not” must Bryan's Plan for Fusion. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Lincoln, Neb., August 3.—Mr' Bryan has submitted the terms of the fusion of the Democratic and Populist parties in this State, and his plan has been adopted. The deal, as agreed upon, is satisfactory to both parties, and it is not believed there will be any difficulty in carry ing it out. All that remains to be done now is to arrange all the de tails. Each party will have its conven tion and go through the usual form alities, but the two will be merged by fusion so completely that it will be pretty hard for either to pre serve its identity during the cam paign. The Populist State conten tion will be held first. It will name for presidential electors an equal number of Populists and Democrats, with the understanding that the electoral ticket is for Bryan and Sewell. Gov. Holcomb will be renominated and Populists will be named for all the other State offices, with possibly two exceptions. The nominations for Treasurer and Auditor may be given to the Democrats. The Democratic convention will place the same candidates in nomi nation. The two parties will have only one Presidential ticket and one State ticket in the field. Each party may name three of the six candi dates for Congress. A Southern Railway freight train plunged into a burning trestle yes terday morning on the Oxford and Clarksville Railway, about ten miles from Durham. Seven cars, the engine and tender shot down the brink and the caboose with four passengers aboard stopped just a few feet from the point where the other cars went over. One of the passengers was Mr. W. J. Edwards of Oxford, a brother of Mr. C. B. Edwards, of this city. He was on his way here to visit his mother, who has been quite ill. The burned trestle, where the ac cident occured is probably 600 feet long and it passes over a marshy section, just a short distance from the Neuse River bridge. The rail road makes a deep curve before reaching the trestle. The freight train with seven cars heavily loaded and the caboose with four passengers was coming around this curve yesterday morning about 4 a. m. at a fast rate of speed. The engine was close upon the trestle when the engineer first saw the smoke curling up from the buring timbers, which supported the track. He reversed the lever in a flash and blew for breaks, but it was to no avail. After the engine went through the trestle, the cars slowed up as they broke off one by one and went down a distance of fifteen feet. A brake- man who was on top of one of the cars took-in the situation at a glance, and ran back the length of the train to the caboose in time to save himself. The other brakeman, who was on the caboose, had presence of mind enough to put on the breaks. The caboose stopped within ten feet of the brink, and the credit of saving the car as well as the four passen gers inside, who were asleep, can be attributed to that brakeman. The engineer, Miles Gleen stuck to his post like a hero and went down with his engine. The first thought of the passengers was for the safety of the engineer. They made their way to the badly demol ished engine as quickly as possible, when they found him trying to ex tricate himself from a mass of de bris. His legs were badly mashed and he is injured internally, though it is not thought fatally. The fire man was only slightly injured. The seven cars took fire from the burning bridge and they consumed. One of the loaded with ice. A special train went were cars from Bland Will Do the Honors. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Lebanon, Mo., August 3.—Mr. Bland left today for Lincoln, Mrs. Bland accompanied him. They will be the guests of the Bryan party which will leave for New York Fri day. Mr. Bland will accompany Bryan at the latter’s request and everywhere there will be an op portunity offered to make short talks. Bland will present Bryan to the to the people. The Texas Cotton Crop in a Bad Way. [By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Houston, Aug. 3.—Showers have proven disastrous to the tremendous crop expected. Heavy dew has caused rust to cotton, and the heavy heat the past week has caused the bolls to prematurely open. The Republican Campaign. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. NewYork, Aug. 3.—The regular campaign work begun at the Republican national headquarters on Madison avenue this morning. Hanna was on hand carl} and was joined by N. B. Scott of West Vir ginia and Powell Clayton of Arkan sas. The latter have charge of the speaking arrangements of the cam paign. Scott will give his attention chiefly to the Southern States, mailing room is being up. Arrangements are The fitted made for a big ratification. Ex-Presi dent Harrison will be one of the principal speakers. soon was Dur- PRE 8 S - VISITO RALEIGH, N. C., MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3, 1896. WATSON ON FUSION. Endorsed it. Hon. C. B. Watson, Democratic candidate for Governor, spoke at Kernersville Saturday. He dwelt particularly upon the great money question and the importance to the masses of the adoption of free coin age of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. independent of the action of foreign nations. The justice of an income tax that will place a more just pro portion of the burdens of govern ment upon the extremely wealthy was dwelt uj^ with great force. Trusts were handled without gloves and the people were reminded of how greatly they are oppressed by these combinations of capital, which have been fostered by the Republi can party. Referring to the proposed fusion between the Democrats and Popu lists in North Carolina on the elec toral ticket, Mr. Watson read the resolutions adopted at the recent meeting of the State Democratic ex ecutive committee, and commented thereupon as follows: “The Democratic convention at Chicago was able to formulate a platform that was satisfactory to the great majority of the American peo ple regardless of former political affiliations. It had named a candi date for President, so well and so favorably known that two other con ventions hastened to endorse him as the fit leader of the great army of American freemen whose people be lieve that America is able to meet her own financial affairs without longer waiting for permission from European task-masters. It is ap- parentthat the people are ready to elect him President. “The Populist convention, having nominated Mr. Watson for Vice President, instead of Mr. Sewall, the nominee of the Democratic and na tional Silver conventions, the mat ter of casting the ballot for electors becomes a serious one. We do not vote for President directly, but we only vote for electors. “Were the Democratic and nation al Silver votes to vote for one set of electors and the Populist voters to vote for another set of electors, then Mr, Bryan might lose the State to Mr. McKinley, because of this di vision, although it would be the pur pose of every voter of all three of the parties opposed to McKinley to vote for Bryan. “The Democratic party cannot be guilty of this piece of folly. Neither will the People’s party. It would be worse than folly. It would be a crime. “So, in order to avoid this unfor tunatecondition, the executive com mittee promptly took steps, by pass ing the resolution just read, to har monize and agree on a ticket that will secure to every Bryan voter the right to have his vote properly re presented in the electoral college ham to the scene of the wreck. The Seaboard train due here yes terday at 11:30 did not reach here until 8 p. m. last evening. A spe cial was made up at Monroe and came through. The delay was due to the main line being blocked be yond Atlanta. Seaboard Receives 12 New Engines, The Seaboard Air Line has re ceived twelve powerful freight engines from the Baldwin Locomo tive works. The engines were built to order. They are ten wheel ers, with 19 inch cylinders. Nine of them were brought to Raleigh last week and will be used on this division. They are numbers, 552, 553, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561 and 562. The Other three are at Ports mouth and will be used on that end. Every engineer running freight out of Raleigh will be given a new engine. A Fatal Mistake. By Cable to the Press-Visitor. Havana, Aug. 3—Wind in $3.00 PER YEAR. MR. JOHN OLIVE HURT His Wagon Run Into by a Street Car and he was Thrown Out. Mr. John Olive of Holly Springs Township this county, brother of Ex-State Senator W. C. Olive, was thrown from his wagon today and seriously injured by a street car running into his wagon on McDowell street, near the Park Hotel. Mr. Olive was driving a mule to a wagon loaded with oats. The mule is very timed and hard to manage, street car. Mr. Olive was has always been when meeting a driving up Mc ¬ Dowell street above Gill’s foundry, when the street car Martin street at the The car was moving and Mr. Olive says, turned from Park Hotel, down grade, was going a little fast. According to Mr. Olive’s statement, as soon as he saw the street car, he turned his mule so that he was nearly on the side walk. As the car approached the wagon, the mule began to back. Mr. Olive was using his best ef forts to make him go forward, but he kept backing until he got the wagon on the track. The car struck the rear end soon after it got on the track. The force of the car turned the wagon over and threw Mr. Olive violently to the ground. His right arm was fractured and his head and foot slightly injured. The mule, of course was none the worse for the accident, though the wagon was considerably torn up and the oats spilled on the ground. Mr. Olive was carried to the Park and his arm set and wounds dressed by Dr. Rogers. OFF FOR CHAUTAUQUA. 40 HEATHS IN JULY. SHORT STATEMENTS: TODAY’S MARKETS. and cast for Bryan. “As to the vice-presidency, will all be settled in due time, so setled as to satisfy all men this and who are honestly contending for the great cause of bi-metallism. “Throughout the country, this cause of the people ripened into a condition which is swelling into a revolution against despotic power. Let no man obstruct its onward course, for in this supreme hour the harmonious will of all will suffer no selfish call for division to defeat and destroy. ” A Large Party of Sunday School Workers Leave for Morehead. Raleigh sends a large representa tion to the North Carolina Baptist Sunday School Chautauqua, which meets at Morehead City tomorrow. The sessions of the chautauqua will be held in the Teacher’s Assembly building. The President, Mr. N. B. Brough ton, with a large number of Raleigh people left this morning on the Southern train at 11.45. There will be quite a number to go tomorrow morning. Among those who went from Raleigh today were Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Broughton, N. B. Broughton, Jr., and daughters Miss Carrie and Mary; Mrs. Ned. Thacker, Miss Lizzie Ellington, Mr. T. Cooper and wife, Rev. John Douglass, Mr. J. M. Broughton and daughter Miss Florence, Prof. Brewer and Prof. Lannau, of Wake Forestand Mr. M .A. Allen. Those who left this morning, and will compose orchestra are, Misses Rosa Brough ton, Olivia Barclay, Evie Ellis, J. W. Cheek, Chas. Hart, Chas. Wat son, Iowa Parrish, Ernest Lougee, L, A. Buttner and W. A. Cooper. The music will be a feature of the chautauqua sessions. The orchestra is composed largely ofRaleigh talent and it makes excellent music. The reduced rate tickets remain on sale tomorrow, but after then the regular rate will prevail. There is an erroneous impression that the re duced rate prevails all the week,but this is a mistake. Death Rate Among Colored People Large —4 Cases of Typhoid Fever. The monthly report of the Sani tary department as prepared by health officer Sales speaks well for the white people,. The Bulletin of the North Caro lina Board of Health, under the head of “Mortuary Report for June,” shows that the death rate was less in Raleigh and Charlotte than any towns in the State. In Raleigh the death rate for June was 20, 1 per 1,000. Charlotte was some less, being 19-5. In Asheville it was 25; Wilmington, 22.4; Winston, 28.8, etc. The highest death rate was 48.0, at Jacksonville, and the lowest 8.3, at Weldon. Inspector Sales makes the follow ing report of the city’s health tor the month of July: Total number of deaths forty, white 12; colored 28. Deaths under five years of age 20; white 5; colored 15. Deaths over seventy years of age 3; all being white. While the face of the report would seemingly show a high death rate, yet when we consider the fact that less than fifty per cent of the whole number of deaths, died atages of expectation, it relieves to a very great extent the seemingly bad showing made. t • The death rate for the colored peo ple is higher for July ’96 than any corresponding month since a record has been kept, which dates back to 1887. The death rate among the whites is less than for several years past. The high death rate shown for the colored is not attributable to any special cause, butexisted among children under 5 years of age, as the report will show that over fifty per cent of the whole number died under that age. Mr. Sale reports the sanitary condition of the city good, and says that cleanliness ex ists generally. Births were report ed as follows: Total number 24; white 12; colored 12. Four cases of typhoid fever were reported during the month. Minor Matters Manipulated for the Many. AROUND THE CITY. the San Luis providence of Santiago de Cuba, demolished the barracks there, killing two guerellas outright and burying seven others under the ing. Insurgents under Perizo Be lon and Rodolfo in the Province pi- nar-del rio, recently mistook each other for a detachment of Spanish troops and in the fighting followed, three insurgents killed and eight wounded. The. Durham Ice factory which which was burned some months ago is to be rebuilt. BAD MELONS. PALMER AND GORDON ONLY NINE PASSED Successful Applicants Before the N. State Board of Pharmacy. A Great deal of Sickness Caused by Eat ing Them at this Season. The Sanitary Board of Savannah, Ga., has issued a circular to resi dents of that city cautioning them against the indiscriminate eating of melons: “Without doubt there is a good deal of sickness caused at this season by eating sickly melons. In hundreds of watermelon patches now the vines are drying from the heat of the sun, and the half grown melons left on the vines are being ripened by the same cause. These melons can easily be detected. They have a yellow,, sunburned appear- anc on one side, and the green of the rind is not of that vivid type which marks the healthy melon. There is often a neck at one end of the melon, with a tendency to rot. The flesh of these melons will be found to be pale, and not a bright red. These melons are likely to be offered in great quantities in the next few weeks, and it is just as well that the people should be put on notice that they are unhealthy. Misses Bessie and Ebie Rpberts have gone down to the Southern part of Johnson county on an ex tended visit of three weeks to friends and relatives. C. The Ticket Favored by Western Anti Bryan Men. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Chicago, Aug. 3.—Indianapolis will probably be the place selected for the proposed Sound-Money Na tional Democratic Convention, and the indications are that Senator John M. Palmer of Illinois and Gen. John B. Gordon, of Georgia will be the nominees of that Convention. This appeared to be the prevailing senti ment in sound-money circles today, and it was given out on good author ity that the feeling in favor of nomi nating Palmer for President is grow ing stronger daily. As to the nomi nation of General Gordon, several arguments are urged in favor of such a course. In the first place, it is argued that it would be giving prac tical effect to the sentiment of the union of “the blue and the gray.” General Gordon was one of the famous leaders on the Southern side in the war, and is today one of the most popular men in the South. He is all right on the money question, and, it is said, would accept the nomination for Vice-President as a high compliment. As for Senator Palmer, his nomination would, it is believed make Illinois a certain anti- free-silver State. At the recent meeting of the N. C. Board of Pharmacy held in More head City, nine candidatesfor license, to practice pharmacy passed ap proved examinations. There were eighteen applicants in all, being the largest number that has applied in some years. Dr. Wm. Simpson, the Secretary of the Board announced the success ful applicants today. They are as follows : Clyde Lee Eubanks, Chapel Hill: Wescott Roberson, Chapel Hill; Edward Bruce Menzies, Hickory; James Edgar Shell, Lenoir; Rawley Galloway, Reidsville; Allen Lee, Fayetteville; Alexander C. Yarboro, Spring Hope; George Ruffin Woot- ten, Wilson, William O. Little, Wil mington. It Takes Place at Last. New Y ork Market Closed 1 to 3 Points Off from Saturday’s Closing. New York, August 3. Cotton quotations furnished by E. B. Cuthbert & Co., 56 Broadway, New York, and 305 Wilmington street, Raleigh, over their special wire: Pot-Pouri of the News Pictured on Pp. per—Points and People Pertinently Picked and Pithily Put in Print. Frank Howard was .sentenced to be hung August 28th in Concord Saturday last by Judge Green. Howard was found guilty of arson. Elder Gardi^T Bryan, will preach at the Primitive' CTiurch, Tuesday night Aug. 4th. Services to begin at 8 o’clock p. m. The library at the Centennial School will be open Tuesday morn ing from 9 to 11 o’clock to the teach ers of the Murphy and Centennial Schools. Mr. Holland, of the firm of Royall and Borden, has showed us a splendid tomato which he raised. It was about six inches through and weighed 36 ounces. It was of th? Livingstone variety. Royal & Borden are the leaders in low prices for furniture and house furnishing goods and they always back up what they say by the bar gains they offer their trade. See their ad. today. “If you don’t want the best don’t ask for Whiting Bros.’ grapes,” said one party to another in discussing that lucious fruit. Wherever Whiting Bros.’ grapes go they elicit themost com plimentary remarks. See their new “ad” in this issue. Judge Russell says he will begin his campaign after the populist con vention. If the populists put out a ticket he will ask for a three-corner ed canvass until September. He says the McKinley elector’s will be taken down. Col. A. B. Andrews appeared be fore the railroad commission Saturday and argued for a reduction of the assessment on the main line of the North Carolina railroad. The as sessment was lowered from $12,000 to $11,000 per mile. The railroad is not satisfied now as the valuation is higher than that of any other rail road in the state. The regular meeting of Centre Lodge, No. 3, Knights of Pythias, will be held tonight in their Castle Hall over Juluis Lewis’ hardware store. All members are urged to be present. Visiting Knights cordi ally invited. Initiations of candi dates and business of importance to be transacted. The meetings which have been going on under the tent will be sus pended until Thursday night. Rev. Mr. Williams has gone home to visit his family, but will return at the above stated time and commence preaching again, at the solicitation of his many friends. He will bring with him some evangelical workers. The Minstrels Tomorrow Night- The Grand Rapids Michigan De mocrat says of Barlow’s minstrels: Barlow Bros. Minstrels made their annual appearance last evening at Powers’ Opera ent house. It notice, that at of this famous House, to an excell- is a fact worthy of each successive trip organization, vacant MONTHS. OPEN- HIGH- LOW ¬ ING. EST. EST. CLOS ING. January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, Sept’mb’r, October, Novemb’r, December, 6 99 7 00 7 08 6 99 7 03 7 08 6 86 6 90 6 96 6 89-90 6 94-95 7 03-05 6 6 25 98 94 92 94 6 6 6 6 25 98 96 93 97 6 6 6 6 16 86 85 80 84 6 6 6 19- 89- 87-88 83-84 86-87 New York opened firm, 3 to 15 points up, was easy during the day, and closed steady 1 to 3 points off from Saturday’s closing. New Y’ork Stock Market. The following were the closing quotations on the New York Stock Exchange today: Missouri Pacific Union Pacific Rock Island St. Paul General Electric Tennessee Coal and Iron .. Manhattan American Tobacco Burlington and Quincy .... Western Union Louisville and Nashville.. United States Leather Southern Railroad Southern Preferred Chicago Gas Sugar Reading Des. and Cat. Feed Atchison Jersey Central. Erie 55t 671 23I 15| 864 584 64 784 44 474 74 204 52 1031 104 104 114 150 924 Chicago Grain and Provision Market. Thefollowing were the closing quo tations on the Chicago Grain and Pro vision market today: Wheat—September, 584; December, 604 Corn—September, 244; December, 254, Oats—September, 18;4 December Pork—September, 6.35; December — Lard—September, 3.30-5; Dec. 3.50 Clear Rib Sides—September, 3.40-2. By private wire to G. E. Leach. New York, Aug. 3, 1896. The market was flooded again to day with telegrams reporting ex tensive damage by drought in various sections of the cotton belt and prices advanced 6 to 9 points early in the day. But the belief is gaining ground that these reports of damage, are in many cases exagerated and when the official weather report, showing good rains in various parts of the South was received, prices reacted and lost the improvement. The decline was not great however, for the rains were heaviest where they were not badly needed, Prices declined 4 to 6 points; closing steady with sales of 240,700 bales, The rain fall in Arkansas was only .52 of an inch in 48 hours and the signal service prediction for the next 36 hours, with the exception of a few local showers, isfair weather. There -were no rains reported in Texas, New Orleans advanced 7 points on August but lost it. October ad vanced 9 points but lost six of this, December advanced 9, declined 6. By Telegraph to the Press- Visitor. New York, August 3.—Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., will marry Grace Wilson today. Florist McCunnel, who decorated the house for the Gould-Castellaine wedding, had charge of the decorations. Rev. William H. Tibbert, of Trinity church, will perform the ceremony. The best man is Frank Polk, of Boston, a graduate of Yale, and a class mate of Vanderbilt. down stairs seats have been few and far between. It follows that an at traction able to fill that portion of the theater is one of intrinsic merit. The musical portion was particular ly strong. The ballads of Messrs. Chas. Elmay, Tom Crockett and Bert Gilderoy were pretty rendi tions. The monologue work of Mr. Harry Ward was very funny, while the popular Mack and O'Day met with an ovation that must have been exceedingly pleasant to Those fa vorite commedians. Taken altogeth er the Barlow show far surpasses the usual minstrel attraction. Climate and Crop Service. The past week was the hottest of the present summer; every day was considerably above the normal in temperature and the maximum reached as high as 102 degrees. It was also very dry, though a few favorable local showers occurred. There was a largeamount of sunshine. On- the whole these conditions have been very unfavor able, except in the north-eastern and western portions of the State. Corn and tobacco are firing and cot ton is shedding bolls, besides being forced to maturity; it is beginning to open rapidly. The Punch Bowl to be Shipped Soon. The contractors for the punch bowl which will be presented to the cruiser Raleigh as a testimonial from North Carolina, write that they will ship the bowl on the tenth of the month, and certainly not later than the 15th. The contract called for its completion by the 23dof July. The contractors are Messrs. Domi nick & Haff, New York. It has not been decided where the presentation Accident on the O. & By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Winston, N. C., Aug. 3.—A freight train over the Oxford and Clarksville railroad went through a bridge 12 miles from Durham last night,the engineer and fireman were fatally injured and the train burned. on the decision of the commander of the Raleigh. Called Meeting. There will be a called meeting of Wm. G. Hill Lodge, A. F. & A. M., No. 218 this evening at 8:30 p. m. But recovered the ceipts 597 vs, 1,593 last year and 712 in this week 1,915 thus far last loss. Port re- last week; 207 ’94. Thus far against 2,006 week. Spots are unchanged; sales 3,278 for ex port; 340 for spinning, and 2,100 delivered on contracts. Middling 7 7-16. Southern spot markets dull but steady; Savannah and St. Louis advanced jc. The exports from ports approximated 1,000; Houston received 78 including 3 new, vs 16 last week of which 6 were new and 26 last year, none new. The rain fall for 48 hours ended 8 o’clock this morning included 3.70 inches at Macon; 2.22 at Rome; 1.90 at Lake Wiess, and 1.82at Waynesboro, Ga; 1.30 at Yemassee, Ga; 1.24 at Waynesboro, Miss; 0.01 at Monroe, La; 0.86 at Grrensboro, N. C.; and 0.72 at Eufaula, Ala. Mrs, Walter Montgomery, wife of I Judge Montgomery is quite sick. The Y’. M. C. A. Will Move its Quarters. Ata meeting of the Directors of the Association held Saturday, it was decided to move from the pres ent quarters so that the current ex penses might be reduced. The As sociation will move this week into the upstairs of the Rosenthal build ing 131 Fayetteville street now oc cupied by J. E. Physioc. The work will be carried on at a far less ex penditure without depriving the members of any privileges, and the working rooms will consist of a reading room, members social room, game room, gymnasium, bath and dressing room. Further notices will be given.