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1 i--""i:.a-i.-IA''-,f:'Wr-'.: mm VISITOR. tn nit f n- VOL. XXXV. NO. 138. RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 20, mvg $3.00 PER YEAR. ...... . m M t k i c" ' .. BDTLB-lNWrO Issued on Betitilf of the" Pop s nlist Committe. TO STAND BY WATSON Bryan and WatMra Will Ba the Candidates of the People'! Party TtU the Polls Cloae in November Will Not Be Notified. The Washington Times of yester terday Bays: The Populist Executive committee decided last night that there would be no notification call upon the can didates for the Presidency and the Vice Presidency. It was also given out officially by the committee that it recognized Bryan and Watson as the candidates of the Populists, one as much as the other, and tVhat one would not be sacrificed to the other. As' to the plans at the proposed new headquarters, for the present tHey will be at the Shoreham and will be under charge of Senator But ler and Mr. J. A. Edgerton, of Neb raska, the secretary of the execu tive committee. Senator Butler and whatever as sistance he may obtain, will dis tribute literature and otherwise con duct the campaign from this point. There will be no confusion as to the consignees as the list of the people to be supplied by the Democrats and the Populists will be different, but they will get practically the same kind of reading matter. No Notification Meeting. The committee has decided to have one head for the two committees, the Executive Populist and the Con -gressionional, Mr. Butldr to be the chairman: ' Senator Butler was asked if the conference held between him, his committee and Chairman Jones had anything to do with the determina tion that the Democratic candidates should not be Jormally'notified of r nomination. The reply was 1 it had never been the custom of the People's party to formally no tify its candidates and that there would be no departure in this in stance. As to the nature of the interview between the committee and Chair man Jones Mr. Butler would not be interrogated with a view to get ting .answers, although he is as courteous as he is shrewd, Ie would say, however, that it was satisfactory. He was asked if the statement given out to the effect that Bryan and Watson would be regarded as the candidates of the People's Party would have any retroactive effect on fusions already made in the West. He said that it would not, and that he regarded it as good politics to have made combinations for the good of the party where success was to be obtained in no other manner. Sewall Not Rocogniied. The executive committee of the Populist party gave out un inter esting statement last night in re snonse to a Question, which is con- i . strued in divers ways by divers Democrats and Republicans, but V which 'all parties and partisans regard as important and significant. The committee was in session yes terday morning and afternoon for some hours, the two questions not decided being the location of Popu list headquarters and the expres sion of an attitude toward Mr. Sewall. This latter question has been denied as forming a part of the conference proceedings. . was, onrtne contrary, stated that the ex ecutive committee was employed most of the' time discussing - the. "general situation." Tf-ta & faf. Iiaotavaiv that hnth Senator Faulkner -and Chairman Jones had conferences with the committee day and night. One of c the conferences was possibly of so urgent a nature that Chairman Jones met Mr. Butler and Mr. ' Washburn of . Massachusetts and conferred with 'these gentlemen w bile they were at dinner at the- CVlAIUlllAin T The question was asked Senator Butler nfter the adjournment of the committee, last f evening if ; they would take any action with regard i to the withdrawal of either Bryan or Watson from the Populist ticket To this Senator Butler dictated the. following: s -y-, ' , Bryan and Watatm. 'The People's 'party ? ticket as named by the St." Louis convention Mill is Bryan and Watson, and that will be the People's party ticket until the polls close in November. "Mr. Bryan is as much our candi date as Mr. Watson is, and aa far as this committee has the power it will strive just as hard to elect one as it will to elect the other, and will leave nothing in its power undone to help either or both, but it w'ill not help one candidate at the expense of the other. "You may say, " added Mr. But ler, to the press, "that this is the unanimous opinion of the com mittee. ' ' At Democratic headquarters the general comment on this was to the effect that Senator Butler could not have said anything else consistently with the fact that Bryan and Watson were? the nominees of the Populist party. Other opinion was that, if this executive committee had spoken in this way long ago, that fusion by which Watson was sacrificed wholly or in part in some States would have been impossible. The statement as read literally means but one thing, and that is the Populists in States which have not yet fused are ex pected to stand by Watson without any dicker, giving Sewall electors a place on their ticket. States that Are Affected. One of the States which will be af fected by this manifestto will un doubtedly be North Carolina. It is well known that the straight out Democrats of that State, under the leadership of Mr. Joseph Daniels, former chief clerk under HokeSmilh, have made an offer for fusion to the Populists. This fusion has been in abeyance, but it would appear that if the statement of Mr, Butler means anything at all, there will now be no fusion unless the Democrats ac cept Mr. Watson. Mr. Daniels was in the' city yes terday and left for home last night. A reporter for The Times asked him what would be the result now that this statement had been made by Senator Butler. Mr. Daniels said if.it was necessary to have three tickets the faction he represented would win. He places the strength of the Populists in North Carolina at 50,000, that of the Democrats at from 120,000 to 125,000, and that of the Republicans at 110,000, gold Democrats at a6o,ut 3,000. "We, however,' 'he said, "don't want to make any division, and it was for this purpose that we pro posed to the Populists to give them five electors, we to take six electors. The Populists ceased nominating their electors after having chosen one, the matter is now in the hands Of the Populist executive committee. They have' not yet given us an answer." Silver Above Party. Mr. Daniels is of the opinion that fully 90 per cent, of the people of North Carolina are for silver and that their desire is for the election of silver nominees. He does not think that the people for silver will follow any lead that may hurt the chances of Democratic success. Assuming as some Democrats do that the Populist Excutive Commit tee means that there can be no com promise on Watsoar, which they are bound to assume, as he is -their can didate, there is nothing left for the Bryan-Sewall combination but to run its own ticket and take the chances of what the Populists will do and also taking into consideration that the Populists have heretofore won by the aid of Republicans. Senator Butler's attention was called to the statement that the Populist vote in North Carol i nil was about 60,000. He said substantially that if this were-so it would appear strange that the Democrats, claim ing from 120,000 to 185,000, should have though it prudent to have made an offer for fusion with the Populists. He was asked to state the Populist strength. He did not give this numerically, but said that any party that could command 100,000 votes in North Carolina could carry the elec tion. If then, he was asked, there are three tickets in the field in North Carolina this election, will the Popu lists win? He said that if he nid noi thjnk so he would be unfit to hold the position he-now does. Leased the Track. Mr. Black, of Raleigh, has leased the race track of C. P. Vanstory and opened it today for the purpose of training race horses. He has six to start with, among them being "Louiston," J. F. Jor dan's racer, and several colts. V Mr. Black is said to understand his work thoroughly and has been hi the business for some years.- Qreensboro Record. 'f ' Chairman Manly Consents to a Joint Debate. RUSSELL HAS GONE. Butler Said he (lave his People What they Wanted, But in a Different Way From What They Fxpccted. There will in all probability be a joint discussion between Hon. Cy Watson and Maj. Wm. A. Guthrie, nominees of the Democratic and Populist parties respectively. . Chairman Manly will at an eiry date address a letter to Hal W. Ayer in reply to his proposi tion for a joint discussion during the campaign between Messrs. Watson and Guthrie. This course was decided upon this morning by Chairman Manly after a full consultation with members of his advisory committee and the campaign committee. The details of the joint debate are with the future, though it is expect ed to commence soon after Major Guthrie's present engugemsnts ex pire. All this will be arranged at a subsequent time by the two chair men. Judge Russell lias not undergone a change of opinion recently, and he will steer clear of joint debates in the interest of William McKinley. Judge Russell left this afternoon for Henderson ville where he opens the campaign Saturday. Senator Pritch- ard will speak first. Judge Russell says his .seech will be short that day, A well known Republican makes the statement that Senator Butler told him in Goldsboro while on his way home from the Populist State Convention that he gave his people what they wanted, only he gave it to them in a different way from what they expected. This was an honest assertion and one which every citizen in the State will assent to, in so far as it relates to the Populist State Convention. Senator Butler certainly handed out to the delegates such little crumbs of encouragement as they received. This Republican says that Senator Butler was badly hacked and that he made the statement to make it ap pear that he had come out of the scutlle with a victory, when really he had his pins knocked from under him by the action of the Rc- publi3an Executive Committee. There is little doubt but that the Republicans phased Senator Butler by their action, and those who talked to him Saturday morning say iat he showed evidences of it. When tola thatuol. llockery would support McKinley, Maj. Hiram Grant remarked, "Why of course he will. If he did not, we would pull him off our ticket pretty quick. "Mr. Grant said that the Re-publieans did not propose to monkey with Senator Butler, and moreover they intended no dealings with him whatever In Sonfirinatien of our story yes terday that Col. Dockcry would sup port McKinley and Hobart, a mem ber of the Republican Executive committee tells us that Col. Dockery was never put onthe Republican ticket until Mr. Claude Dockery came before the committee and gave assurance that his father would sup port the national ticket. Mewborne Nut Enthusiastic. State Senator Mewborne, of Le--noir, was here today. Mr. Mewborne was conspicuous by his absence from the Populist State Convention, being the only Populist of note who feas not here. Mr. Mewborne was asked today what he thought of the State ticket put forth. His reply was that he guessed it was all right. Mr. Mewborue was told that Dockery .was for McKinley und he was asked if he would support a McKinley man for office. "Under some circumstances I might," he replied. The American Bar Association. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Saratoga, Aug. 20. The second day's session of the nineteenth an nual convention of the American Bar Association, opened at ten-thirty this morning with a largej attend ance. The feature of the morning was the address of Lord Russell, Chief Justice of England on '"Inter national law.'.' . He defends arbitra tion, yet statesthat somethings can not be arbitrated. He say sthat war Is in the air now,' ' s BUTLER SATISFIED. Doesn't Seem to Car to Trade With the Democrat. The Washington Post of yester day contains the following: The chief anxiety at Democratic headquarters, so far as the South is i i i i ' .1 ri concerned, remies wj norm Caro lina and Kentucky. Josephus Daniels, member of the Democratic national committee from North Carolina, come here to try to patch up party difficulties in that State. He was in conference with Senators Jones and Butler yesterday , but without much result, as Senator Butler seems entirely satisfied with the political situation in his own State. He says the 11 electoral votes of North Carolina will be cast for Watson. Mr. Daniels left for home last night. Nothing, he said, has been accomplished thus far. He said that the Democrats had offered the Populists five electors out of the eleven. He thinks Mr. Butler's statement will prevent thb possibil ity of a Populist-Republican fusion such as was feared, but that it may result in placing three electoral tickets in the field. When Senator Butler was informed that Mr. Daniels had stated that the Democratic vote in that State is 125,000, the Populist vote 50.000 and the Republican 100,000. he said: "Did you ask him why it is that a party with 125,000 votes wants to fuse with a party having 5(1,000? It is generally admitted that the party polling 100,000 votes in a three cornered fight in North Carolina will carry the State. The only inference is that Mr. Daniels knows as well as anbody that the last vote in North Carolina is something that his party cannot afford to rely on, as there has been a new election law enacted siuee then. " Mr. Butler added tliat his party would undoubtedly put up Bryan and Watson electors, which of itself insured there being three tickets in the'field. IN THREE SECTIONS. Twenty Six Car Loads of Our Colored Pop ulation In Wilmington Today The colored Baptist Sunday School and friends left thismorningin three special trains for Wilmington on their annual outing. As early as 4:30 this morning the darker part of our population began to stir. At 5 o'clock the sidewalks on Martin streets were packed with people wending their way to the depot. The side streets from the southern section of the city were also alive with people. At the de pot it was almost impossible to move about. Besides those 1 ,000 persons who filled the twenty-six cars that car ried the excursionists away, there were that many more who came to see them off. It was undoubtedly the largest excursion that ever left Raleigh. The remarkably low rate of $1,00 was the bait that caught the crowd. The first section left here at 5:30 and the last one pulled out at 8 o'clock. They return tonight, the first section leaving Wilmington at nine o'clock. Republican Headquarters. The Republican headquarters are fitted up quite handsomely, in regular Hanna style. The roomsarefurnished with very neat and attractive oak furniture and the floors are covered with elaborate and tidy rugs. A partition, recently constructed, is a barrier to the inter sanctorum, where grand moguls Hoi ton and Grant reign. Clerk Hyams and as sistant, Mr. Alexander hold down the room at the head of the steps where the hoi polloi are permitted to enter. The committee was very fortunate in securing their present quarters. They havo fitted up their apartments snugly and comfortably. Annual appropriation. The Greensboro Record says,' The first annual appropriation of 1,0C0 for the Guilford Battle Ground made by Congres, has been placed in the Citizens' National Bank, Ral eisrh. to the credit of J. W. Scott, treasurer. Notification to this effect was received today by Judge Schenck. Capt. C. B. Denson returned frora-j Oxford today where he went on behalf of the State to examine the Oxford Orphan Asylum and the colored institution there. Governor Carr expected to accompany Capt. Denson, but was detained. Capt. Denson's report is very favorable. Faur brick cottages are going up whkh will accomodate 24 boys each. ... . ,iv.. 7&. iit mi He Will Reach Lincoln Sep tember 5th. TO STOP IN CHICAGO. At lemocratic Headquarters After Speak ing at a Number of Points in New York Statc-.-The Guest of State Chairman Hinckley. By Telegraph tothe Press-Visitor. Bakkvtown, Aug. 20. Bryan de nied today that he had received a communication from Senator Hill. Today he gave out his program west from Erie. At Buffalo Tuesday, 27th, he will make a brief speec h : thence to Medina, speaking there in the afternoon and next day return ing to Niagara Falls in the evening. Saturday morning he will speak at Hornellsville, speak at James town in the evening. He spends Sunday at the Chautauqua, then he will proceed to Cleveland and speak there Monday night from there he goes to Columbus and will speak there September the first and Toledo the second. He will leave Southbend on the third and spend a part of the fourth in the Democratic headquarters at Chicago. He will go via the Burlington railway to Lincoln, arriving the fifth. He will not stop at any point between Chica go and Nebraska. His speeches will be brief. Mr. Bryan has accepted an invita tion to spend the night with the State chairman of the Democratic commit tee Hinckley, at his country home Winnesook lodge, Catskills in re sponse to an invitation. Slrjohn MillaU' I'uncrul. By Cable to the Press-Visitor. London, Aug. 20. The funeral of Sir John Millais, president of the Royal Academy, who died August 13th, was held today at St. Paul' Cathedral. The coffin was covered with a crimson pall placed upon the open car drawn by four horses. Members of the Royal Academy marched in the funeral procession. Secretary of the Navy Herbert called at the American embassy this morning and afterwards attend ed the funeral of Millais. Held up by Tramps. By TelegTaph to the Press-Visitor. Wii.mer, Minn., Aug. 20. A gang of tramps held up and Robbed eighteen prominent men here last night. They also shot a lad, J. Tilden, who may die. A posse is n pusuit and fighting is expected. Ir. Nanscn'g Ship Heard From. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. London, August 20. Advices have been received here that Dr Nansen's arcti exploring steam ship Frain arrived safely at Ska mervoe. Prohibitionists Name a Ticket. The State prohibition convention met in the opera house in Salisbury yesterday. The attendance was very small. Only eight counties were represented. The following ticket was nominated : For Governor) ames R. Jones, of Greensboro, Lieutenant Governor. H.J. Dowell, Raleigh; Secretary of State, Thomas Johnston, Salisbury; Treasurer, aines Hoffman, Dallas; Auditor, A, !. Sherrill, Granite Falls; Superin- tendeut of Public Instruction, (J. W. Holmes, Yadkin College; State dec- tors were also nominated. The Cold Wave Moving. The high area and cold wave has moved to the east lake region and north Atlantic coast. The slight depression on the south Atlantic has disappeared, but the barometer is low in the northwest. Light rains occurred in northern Florida andGeorgia, heaviestamount 1.16 at Jacksonville, Fla. East to northeast winds prevail in the eastern portion of the country, and southerly in the western. The temperature has fallen slightly in the east, and is rising slowly in the west. Dones Matthews. Last evening at nine o'clock Mr. William Dones an J Miss Georgie Matthews were united in marriage at the residence of Mr. Umstead on East Lenoir street, by Rev. J. L. Foster, of the Christian church. Quite a number of friends of the bride and groom were present and they joined in best wishes for a happy and prosperous married life for them. TODAY'S MARKETS. Cotton Closed 17 Points Higher than Yesterday's Closing Prices. New York, August 20. Cotton quotations furnished by E. B. Cuthbert & Co.. .r(i Broadway, New York, and 3Uj Wilmington street, Raleigh, over their special wire: MONTHS. !OPEN-;HIiH- ) Cl.i: ING. j KBT. : EST. IN', 7 H7 : 1H 7 H7 K 1 IS 01 ; H Si 01 Sl K 12 S L'K K (17 M 7 i M Hi H ;f;t s s ;n (.'.'.'.'.'. s (mi h 1 h in . n :io 7 Hii i 8 07 j 7 Hti H (17 7 !I2 K l.'i I 7 92 K H 7 Hti 8 10 7 W M (l!i 7 9.1 8 14 1 7 91 8 14 January, February, March, April, May, June. July, August, Sept'mli'r, October, Novemb'r, December, New York futures opened 4 points lower, steady, improved gradually and closed very steady 17 points higher than yesterday. Sales 2US. 100 bales. New York Stock .Murkct. The following wen- the closing quotations on the New York Stock Exchange today: Missouri PaeihV Hi Union Pacific Kock Island St. Paul General Klectric TennesHec Coal iiml Iron . . . Manhattan American Tobacco Hurlington anil Quincy Western Union Louisville and Nashville... United Stales 1Mather Southern Kailroad Southern Preferred Chicago Can (i4 1M 10 704 .")!!!; 7li :ti 44J U 19 Sugar Ul.'li Reading Des. and ( 'i t. Fivd Atchison D. ,. VV Jersey Central Krie Silver Liverpool Cotton Market. Livcrixxil opened 4 04 oil 140 914 lost .'! 04 more, but recovered and closed steady only .'!! to 4 01 lower than yesterday. Sjjot sales 7.000 bales: receipts 2,001t,all American; middling 4 17-IS2 August 4.2KJ b. August Septeinlci' 4.2") s" September-()ctoler 4.19 s. October-November 4.17 s. November- December 4.154 s. Decemlier-January 4. 1.14 b. January-February 4.1l4 b. Chicago Grain and l'rovluion Market. The following were the closing quo tations on the Chicago Grain and Pro- vis'on mai Kei tooav: Wheat SeptemiM-r. "i")5; December, 2.1: December, Corn - September, 244, Oats September, 174; Decern ber 175 Pork September, ft. 90; Deceralier Iard September, ."5.40: Dec. .'t.liO. Clear Kib Sides-SPpU-mljer, 3.29. SHOULD HE SHAKEN UP. lllick kitchen Would I. ike to (iet the Inc entive Committee in a Hug. Capt. W. H. Kitchen returned this morming from Caswell, where he spoke yesterday to a court housefull of Populists. Mr. Kitchen was here this morn ing for a short while between trains. life stilted to a Pkkss-Visitoh repor ter that he was going to urge the Populist chairman as a patriot and from an ardent advocate of silver s standpoint to help get the silver forces together in this State. Mr. Kitchen said that it would not do to delay a day longer. He said that. both the Populist and Democratic Executive committees were wiong They both should be put in a sack and shaken up, so that the sorry ones could Ik- eliminated," said the Halifax gentleman. Mr. Kitchen is honestin his desire for the Populists and Democrats to fuse on electors and he docs not hesitate to criticize his own side in connection with the Democrats. The Formosa Hevolt and .Massacres. We are indebted to (len. K. II. Cameron for a copy oft he Yokohama. Japan, Daily Herald, containing an extremely interesting account of the recent massacres by Japanse in Formosa, China. The account given of the horrors enacted is almost past credence. In the course of the story the Herald's correspondent says: "From Kui-kiong-nar the Japanese proceeded to other villages, all of which were burned, and to illustrate the patience and forbearance of Un people, it was not until more than 70 villages had been destroyed, all attended with the same massacrj and lust for blood, that in despera tion and dispair the people took up arms. It seems the word "mercy'' is not to be found in Japanese dic tionaries, as in the burning of the whole of the 70 villages, the same cruelty and inhumanity character ised their actions. They spared neither women nor children. Every one they cpuld lay their hands on was slaughtered. At Lamtau an at tempt was made to burn the people alive in their houses." SHORT STATEMENT?. Minor Matters Manipulated for the Many. AROUND THE CITY. Pot-l-ouri of the News Pictured on lu per Points and People Pcrtlneatly PickcJ and Pithily Put in Print. The si-uppcrnong grape has ap peared. Chairman lloltonof thellepublican headquarters, is appointing J udges anil registrars of elections. Mr. J. H. Sonthgate left yester day for tin- State of Michigan, where t he campaign of the national party will be started. The box sheet for Haywood's min strels next Tuesday night is now open at John Y. McKae's Fayette ville street drug store and at W. 11. King it Co s. My Y-je, Mr. K. V. Denton s thorough bred horse, reached the city Wednesday from Philadelphia. "My Yic" has made quite reputation on the turf and has landed B number of brilliant victories for his owner. The next meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union will be held at the residence of Mrs. J. W. Carter tomorrow afternoon (Friday) 21st inst. at 5 o'clock p. m. A prompt and full attendance earnestly re quested. Morrisville has been hodooed. The delightful ruins of this week which were thought to bo general, did not strike that vicinity at all. It has been more than a month aud a half since there has been a rain at Morrisville. The crops are burn ing up. A daily paper was uncharitable enough to quote Judge Russell as saying that McKinley could not win in North Carolina with three electoral tickets in the State. Judge Russell is of thf opinion that McKinley would sweep the field. He thinks it is all over but the counting. Mr. Chas. T. Askew, of New York, is in the city greeting his many ac quaintances. Mr. Askew says the people of New York arc being con verted to the free coinage of silver to a surprising degree. He thinks Mr. Iiryan stands as good a chance, if not better, of carrying NewYork as North Carolina. The Oak City Stoam Laundry will on and after the first of September discontinue the credit system and the business in the future will be conducted on a strictly cash basis. There will be no exception to this rule. This is a simple business policy, which will work advantage ously to all parties. The Oak City continues to turn out a superior quarlity of work. Probably the last opportunity of the season to go on a delightful ex cursion will bt the one elsewhere announced by Mr. Pipkin, of Greens boro, to be run to Richmond Sep tember 7th. Those who wish to pay a visit to Richmond will never get a better chance to do so and at a more reasonable rate for the round trip. Call on Mr. J. Hal Hobbitt for all i nforinat ion. The Raleigh National Hank is a beauty since the completion of its handsome new liftings, and it brings exclamations of delight from all who step inside the door. Since the im provements have been made it holds its own with the most handsome and modern banks in the State. It is one of the most t-bly officered and managed banks in the State, and with its elegant new improvements and facilities keeps pace with the first banking institutions of the country. It is a pleasure to note that Mr. I larvey J. Johnson, son of our towns man Mr. D. T. Johnson, has just finished his work at Poughkecpsie where he has been taking the busi ness course and he and his class mate, Mr. Howe, of South Carolina, shared the honor of leadingthe class with a grade of 93. This is indeed a good record and Raleigh feels proud that a Raleigh boy has made it. Mr. Johnson will arrive at home Saturday and his many friends will extend him a cordial welcome and congratulations. A Prominent Chlcagoaa Dead. By Telegraph to the Preg-Viltor. Chicago, Aug. 20. Es-President Durham, of the Board of Trade, died at Springfield last night j:
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