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RALEIGH, N. O, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 27, 1896.
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BOMBARDED BY BRITISH
- ;.
Palace at Zanzibar Smoking
, in Ruins.
THE SULTAN ESCAPES
He Bad 2,000 Disciplined Men Behind
' : Hlra, but the Shells From the British ;
Gunboat Swept Them From
' . '-' Their Positions. ; ; i
By Cable to the Press-Visitor.
Zanzibar, Aug. 27. The palace
(ol the Sultan of Zanzibar was -bombarded
this morning and at noon it
was inblazing ruins. The usurp:
ing Chieftain, Said Ehalid and com
mander': of his ; forces, Said - Sales
succeeded in escaping to the Ger
man consulate - where they sought
- refuge and : will remain under the
protection of the German flag. The
Sultan had about two thousand well
.disciplined men including nine, hun
dred Askaris. plenty ammunition
British forces were, Increased by
the arrival of cruisers. Ehalid,
after tle deathjapparently by poison
of Sultan Hamid Bin Thwain Ben
Said, positively refused to surrender
his forces which however rapidly
went ttp pieces under British fire. -
Sharp firing continues on the out
skirts of the city. Steamship Glas
gow, oyned by the Sultan, which
carried a number, of guns, was sunk
by theBritish warships.- The bom
bardment of the palace lasted fifteen
minutes! and was done by the war
ships Raccoon', Thrush and Sparrow.
The soldiers of Ehalid kept up a
steady fire on the Britishers until
their positions were carried.
, The dead will be buried this after
noon. " : Temporary hospitals have'
been established for the wounded
and order will be restored by night
fall . - r .,
UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR,
Ber. Kufus W. Weaver Assaulted bv Mr.
F. T. Wise.
ftffrom ife-- Norfolk Ledger.
Veavr,graduated at Wake
rY Forest pveral' years ago and has
' served aumber of pastorates in the
State. JSe is well known in Raleigh,
' and at this time is filling the pulpit
of Rev. Dr. J. J. "Hall, who was
once 'pastor of the. Baptist Taber-
Bade. The Ledge says :
. It transpired , yesterday evening
V that Brambleton has a full fledged
' sensation on - hand which its resi
, 7dents, and,' in .fact, the people of
: ' Norfolk generally will talk about
for some time. It seems that last
; Sunday evening Rev. .Rufus W.
Weaver, the temporary pastor oi tne
Park Avenue Baptist Church, es-
' roorted , home from his evening ser
vice MjsS Kate Wise,' an attractive
young resident of Brambleton, and
a member of the choir of Park
Avenue Church. He was - invited
in, and went into the parlor with
the young lady:" Out of this visit
' grew the sensation, and the young
domino ' now - doubtless greatly re
grets what happened while' he was
' there. ' s J";iH. i'
"' The following is the story as the
Public Ledger learns it: yfhen they
entered the room he took a " seat on
' the sofa and she on a chair in the
corner tof the room. Mr. . Weaver
three times asked her to sit on the
sofa with himi and she refusing, he
took' a chair near her. , He then asked
permission ty kiss her, and ; she re
.;' fusing,' he attempted to take the kiss
anyhow,' whereupon, ft- struggle enr
sued oetween them and the young
lady, freeing herself, rushed from
the room. ' "Miss Wise lives with Ker
sister, Mrs.. Oldfield, and 'she and
her husband were at home at the
" time. 1'Thev learning of the occur
: rence demanded an explanation
which the preacher gave, but which
didn't Drove satisfactory, as the
' sequel shows. .He left the house, and
there the matter rested till Monday,
whnn Mr.01dfield saw Miss Wise's
brother, Mr. F. T. Wise,' a' well-
known young citizen and tobacco
- nist. iaftet: telling the story Mr.
Oldfield asked Mr Wise what , he
was going to do about it. ! Mr. Wise
was uncertain iust then how . he
would deal with it ' Mr. Oldfield
suo-ffested that as Rev. Weaver's
temDorarv pastorate here would
cease in a few days there was : but
little time to lose. Mr.. Wise re
died that he was not afraid of the
young man getting far enough away
to prevent his (Wise) reaching him
In fivet Mr. Wse says now that, he
would rather have settled the mat
tor out of Norfolk than iu it, but he
finally concluded to see Mr. Weaver
before he left the city, and. -consequently
called at his boarding house
on Caliborne avenue Monday even
ing. . The preacher came to the door
aud Mr. Wise asked for an explana
tion, s- Mr, Weaver said that he. had
made a sufficient explanation to Mrs.
Oldfield on tho night 'of the occur
rence. This didn't satisfy Mr. Wise
and he asked tho preacher to walk
down the street and talk the matter
over. The ybung divine, suspecting
an assault, asked Mr, Wise his
intention. Mr. Wise replied that it
was not, if the explanation proved
satisfactory but that if ft.didn't,te
would do what he thought proper
under the - circumstances. The
preacher Jiesitated and Mr. Wise
started into the house, to get his
(Mr. Weaver's) hat for him, but the
latter said he would get it, and did
so,'. They walked down toward, the
river, and Mr, Wise says, that ' Mr.
Weavear recited the circumstances-
as above narrated, and that when be
reached the point of the struggle he
(Wise) began punching him in the
face,' and continued the punishment
till he thought he had vindicated
his family in the matter. Mr. Weaver
returned home in a very bad con
dition, and had to have the attention
of a physician. "
Rev. Mr. Weaver is from High
Point, N. C., and was fillingthe pul-
nit of Park Avenue church in the
the absence, in London, of the pas
tor, Rev. Dr. J . J. Hall, who is ex
pected home tomorrow. The minis
ter had evidently never possessed a
copy of Poor Richard's Almanac,
nor even of Ben Franklin's advice to
young men not to pay too dearly
for their pleasure.
What Rev, Mr. Weaver Says.
Rev. Mr. Weaver was seen by the
Ledger in his room this afternoon.
Ho was given the statement as made
by Mr. Wise above and asked as to
its correctness. Ho was entirely
averse to saying anything oji tne
subject for, publication, because of
the young lady in the case, but said
that as the statement of Mr. Wise
was going into print he would say
in his own defense that Mr. Wise
had almost entirely misstated the
occurrence of : Sunday night that
there was- no sofa in the case, and
nothing occurred that warranted the
results that have, ensued; that Mrs.
Oldfield saw the occurrence from a
rearwindowand that he,, learuing
of this, sent for her and made what
he thought should have been a suffi
cient explanation there and then;
that there was nothing about tho
whole affair that was not entirely
honorable on the part of all con
cerned, but that he does not deny
that he was indiscrete.
Mr. Weaver is confined to his bed,
and his face about the eyes is con
siderably disJfe'ureu. He says The
was sick when he went out with Mr.
Wise, and that the latter knew it;
that the assault consisted of about
thirty blows, most of them on the
back of the head. He did not defend
himself.
He has had a number of sympa
thizing callers today.
He ha3 been advised to take the
matter into the courts, but that he
hesitates to do, this because of the
lady in the case, and is not certain
yet what he will " do about it. , He
feels that he should do as little as
possible that would be hurtful to the
young Jady's;,feellngs.;!;He is in
clined : rather to bear the trouble
than to do any thing that:' would be
unpleasant toher. . , . ,,- .,
He is a Mason, Enight of Pythias
and an Odd Fellow. He will soon
enter .the, Louisville Theological
Seminary for a four year's course.
He was to have conducted service at
the Park Avenue Church last night,
but will not be able to do so.- He is
now undecided . when he will leave
the city. His ' home fs In Greens
boro, N.C. i .
MoKfnleyrs Letter Has little Kffeot. -
By Telegraph toilrtPrew-Vlsltor.-.
New York. Aojf. UT.-Ladenburg,
Thalman & Co. ordered three hun.
dred-and fifty thousand in gold iron!
Eneland. . Lazard Freres has nve
millions on the way and other firms
enouirh to make the total nine mil
lions. rMcEinley s 'letter was made
a factor in the stock exchange with
light effect on tho market;., ,.y h.
- - Ills Boy caused Bis Domafsll. , .'
By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor,! f
,Nbw York, Aug. 27. Judge Rus
boII, one of the attorneys of Hilton,
Hughes & Co.; said today that the
cause of the failure was that-Judge
Hilton got tired of carrying his boys
and refused to 'ad vanco them more
molicy. .' ,.
Sunday Express Case to be
- Heard Sept. 10th.
BEFORE ROBINSON.
Express Company Takes Action Against
the Seaboard to Test the Order Pro.
. hlbltlog E.ipresrf Transportation
on Sunday. -
Tho Southern Express Company
has taken a new turn by bringing
action against the beaboarQ Air
Line in order to fight the decision of
the AsheviUe magistrate, who has
decided that no more expressjexedpt
perishable articles may be transport
ed in the State on Sunday.
The title of the case is the South
ern Express company versus the
Seaboard Air Line, the Seaboard and
Roanoke railroad company, the Ra
leigh and Gaston Railroad company,
the Raleigh and Augusta Air Line
railroad company and the Georgia,
Carolina and Northern railway com
pany. As has already been stated in the
Press-Visitor, notices have been
issued by the Southern railway com
pany and the various railroads con
stituting the Seaboard Air Line
system, to the Southern Express
company, stating that an order had
been issued that no express matter
and live stock and perishablefreight
would be transported on Sundays.
This morning a restraining order
(which was granted by Judge Rob
inson yesterday afternoon) was ser
ved upon the various railroads of
the S. Av L. system, enjoining them
from putting into effect their order,
and from refusing to carry express
matter on Sundays.
Messrs. DuBignon and Busbee,
counsel for tho Ex press. Company
appeared before Judge Robinson in
Goldsboro yestercfay and argued in
behalf of therestrainipgorder. They
filed a complaint, in which their
allegations are partly given below :
The Express company, in its com
plaint that alleges it is a corporation
authorized by-its charter to carry on a
general transportation business; that
the defendants are railroad corpora
tions, comprising - one system
and engaged in a general railroad
business in several states; that the
plaintiff about the first day of Jan
uary '90 entered into a contract
with the Seaboard, whereby among
other things it was covenented and
agreed as follows by tho respective
parties : that each of the said named
defendants would provide on each
regular passenger train suitable
accommodations for the handling of
all express matter duly offered;
that an essential element entering
into the contract was the oppor
tunity afforded for the transporta
tion of express matter upon each and
every train operated by the defend
ant; that the defendants and each of
them are now operating and propose
to continue to operate a double daily
service including Sundays. - - t .
The complaint further sets forth
that on the 22nd day of August, the
plaintiff received from William Mon-
cure, Superintendent, and from each
of the defendants through their
proper officers, format ; notice that
the Seaboard -would in the future
cease to permit any express cars,
containing any express matter ex
cept live stock and perishable arti
cles to run upon their lines on Sun
days between the hours of 9 a. m.
and sunset
: The complainant further states
that the effect of this order will be
most disastrous to the 'business of
the Express company not only in the
State, but more particularly to citi
zens of other States and would ar
rest the whole through express
movement; that the damage would
be inestimable and would divert
their business - to competing lines
which do not pass through the State
Tbe complaint also alleges that
the plaintiff is advised and believes
and so fears that the fear and appre
hension upon the part of the railroad,
that by permitting: the transporta-
iion.of express matter upon their
cars on Sunday the companies would
violate1 section 1973 of the Code of
North Carolina, as amended' by the
act of 1885, chapter 92, is unfounded.
Wherefore the plaintiff asks judg
ment that the defendants be enjoined
and restrained from putting into
effect the notice above mentioned.
Tbccomplaint is signed by Edwin
DuBignon and Chrisholm and F.
H. Busbee, attorney for tho plain
tiff. ' '
. Tho restraining order signed by
Judge Robinson is given below:
-'"This cause coming upon the com
plaint treated as an affidavit upon
motion the plaintiff 'b counsel, it is
ordered and adjudged that the de
fendants above named' and each. of
them," show cause 'before me at
Goldsboro in the 4th' Judicial dis
trict, qn ThursdaySeptember 10th,
"96 at 2 p. im.? why theptayer of the
plaintiff as set forth in the com
plaint shall not be granted, and the
defendants restrained and enjoin
ed from refusing to :. permit
the , plaintiff, to transport mon
ies J goods, and expfesa matter
on the cars of defendants and each
of them, on Sundays" It. ia further
ordered that in the mean time the
defendants and each of them be re
strained aud enjoined from carrying
into effect the notification set forth
in the complaint, and froni refusing
to permit the plantiff aud ita agents
to transport moneys, goodsand other
express matter in the cars of defend
ants and each"' of them on August
30th and all other Kundays before
the return day (Sept- 10th) mention
ed above.
"OUT OF DATE NOW."
That is What Major Gntbrie Saya of I4cc
' ' toral Fusion.
Maj. William A",Guthria, of Dur
ham, Populist nominee for Gover
nor, arrived here this morning. He
remained in the city until 3:30,
when he took the Seaboard train for
Moore county, where he goes on
legal business. Maj. Guthrie will
reach Wadesboro Saturday, where
he, Col. Dockery and other Populist
speakers will open 'the campaign.
Chairman Ayer oomteniplates ; at
tending the speaking also. ' '
Maj- Guthrie was a caller at Popu
list headquarters today- being in
consultation with Chairman Ayer
for some time. Nothing' was given
out concerning the conference and it
was said by both gentleman to be
only an informal talk-
Maj . Guthrie was asked if elector
al fusion between Democrats and
Populists stood any better chance
now than it did several weeks ago.
Yes" he said, "there will not be
but one ticket in the field wbenl
election aay comes on.
"What ticket will that the
Major was asked.
"Bryan and Watson, he said.
"You mean to say that the Demo
crats will support Bryan and Wat
son?"
"That's exactly it."
"What do you think of the propo
sition of our executive committee for
an equal division of electors, irre
spective of all other questions?"
"That's out of date now, the
Major said smilingly, as he took his
grip and left for the depot.
THE JOINT DISCUSSION.
Dates and Places for the Discussion Be
tween Watson, and Guthrie Arranged.
Chairman Manlyof the Democratic
Executive Committee and Chairman
Ayer of the Populist committee met
yesterday and arranged the dates
and places for the joint canvass be
tween Cyrus B. Watson, Democratic
nominee for Governor and Maj. W.
A. Guthrie, Populist nominee. They
are as follows.
Ruthertordton, Friday, Sept 4th.
Shelby, Saturday, Sept. 5th.
Salisbury, Friday, Sept. 11th.
Concord, Saturday! Sept. 12th.
Hendersonville, Monday, Septem
ber 14th. , : .!
BrysonCity, Wednesday, Septem
ber 16th. 1
Waynesville, Thursday Sept 17.
Marshall, Friday, Sept. 18th.
AsheviUe Saturday, Sept 19th.
Taylorsville, Mondayf Sept- 21st.
WilkesborQ, Tijesdav Sept. 32nd,
Come out and hear the, candidates
discuss the issues of the day? ,
Judge Russell, the Republican can
didate for Governor, .has bteA in
vited to apeak at alf these appointments-
iv
Clement Manly, r '
. Chm'n. State Dem. Ex. Com
Hal W. Ayer,
Chm'n People's Party Ex. Com.
,Mr. Watson will also meet prompt
ly his appointments as heretofore
announced, to wit: . ' .v
' Durham, August 28th. ,
Statesville, Saturday, August 29,
" Newton, Monday,' August 31st. ;
l (p,IAISAnn Cnnf lei
: Marion, v eanesaay oepu iuu . v
Iincolnton, Monday j Sept 7th.
'. Lexington, Tuesday, Sept 8tK. 'a
-,- Clement MALty
v . . ChairmanT
Messrs. Berwanger are not giv
ing awaV 'clothes,1 but they have
marked tbem within 'the reach of
every one . There are bargains and
bargains at their store, .
REVOLUTIONARY ' RIOT
Mob Invades a Bank in Con-
V stantinople.
CITY PANIO-STRICKEN
Gendarmes killed and Police Attacked
Generally Shops Were Sacked-
Foreign Gnn Boats
En Route.
By Cable to the Press-Visitor.
Constantinople, Aug. 27. A
score of men armed with revolvers
and bombs Invaded the Ottoman
bank yesterday, killing a number of
gendarmes on guard. Closing the
doors, the employees of the bank re
treated to a part occupied by the
tobacco syndicate, adjoining. The
invaders mounted the roof of the
building and from open windows
fired at the police in the street. The
police returned fire and several were
killed. Riot became general, shops
were sacked, bazaars were invaded
and the wildest excitement prevail
ed throughout certain quarters. In
Constantinople it is stated that no
doubt the movement was revolution
ary in plan and scope. It is the
origin of meetings in hint-chakist
of Armenians. A bomb ex
ploded in Constantinople near
Galatadeia guard-house. Many
soldiers were killed and wound
ed. Her rt Majesty's steamship
Dryad left Thesp, where she was
anchored and proceeded to the city.
It is expected that the French and
Italian guardships will reach Con
stantinople this morning. The bank
is the chief financial institution of
Turkey. . ' i . i,
Paris, Aug. 27! Manager
man;-; of the bank here received a
telegram from the directors saying
the rioting is over, The French
charge d affairs has installed aguard
of sailors from the French embassy
as a measure of precaution.
,; .QN TIE CUBAN COAST.
Most Nonnldabie rcttttniMrtna tpo""'"
Yet Sent to the Island.
By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor.
Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 7. Ac
cording to two cablegrams received
in this city last night, the steamer
Laursda, which sailed from this port
to Cuba August 6, landed ona of the
most formidable filibustering expe
ditions yet shipped to Cuba, and
theft landed at Port Adtonia, Ja
maica, The cargo of the filibustering craft
consisted of 53,000 pounds of dyna
mite, in six inch sticks; eleven field
guns, four cannon and seven gat
linsrs, a quantity of amunition and
nearly two hundred men.
Upon the arrival of the Laurada
at Port Antonio an examination of
the vessel was made by the British
authorities, but nothing contraband
of war was found. The vessel will
remain several days for repairs,' and
then take on a load of fruit for Wil
mington, Del.
St. Louis, Aug. 27. Rosser Ro-
i j . ii . n t-
mer, formerly captain oi ine uuscn
Zouaves here, and Frank Hillegrass
also of St. Louis, who entered the
Cuban service in November have
returned, and are here for the pur
pose of securing arms for the insur
gents' army. They brought letters
to this effect from General Gomez to
delegate Palmer, of New York,
Ramer tells a thrilling story of
adventure ending with a account of
his escape from the Spanish encircl
ed coast, and a desperatel voyage of
two hundred miles into open sea in
a sixteen foot boat, finally landing at
Nassau, Bahamas. He says the Cu
bans are sure to win. The Spanish
army retreated - from Puerto Prin
cipe, and that their comflrader saya"
he will not again engage Gomex
without a rainforcement of five
thousand men. Gomes has absolute
control of Cuba outside of the cities,
i Mr. Bryan's Movements.
By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor.
Erie, Aug. 27. Bryan this morn
ing had a reception ; at the Reed
house and made a brief speech. He
started at noon for Buffalo where he
speaks this afternoon. The speak
ing of yesterday only made his voice
aMittle husky. - -. x-
; i jt ,i m v. t . .i .. ,
' ; Italy Forbids Emlfmtiosi, . ft
By pable to the Press-Visitor. 4 . ,
i Roirt, Aug 87.-i-The Italian gov-
erament has forbidden all emigra
tion ' from Brazil In consequence of
the recent Brazilian-Italian riots
there. j- Cruiser TJmbria. baa 'been
ordered to Rio Janeiro. ' . ? ,
ONE RELATIVE LEFT.
Miss Margaret Johnson, a Cousin of
President Andrew Johnson Resides here.
In an humble little cottage on the
corner of Blood worth and Martin
streets, there residesa second cousin
of the late President Andrew John
son, who was born and raised in
Raleigh. The name of this second
cousin is Margaret Johnson and she
is now in the seventieth year of her
age. 11
Miss Johnson remembers well her
second cousin and speaks pleasantly
in her old age of her associations with
him. She is the only relative of
the late President Johnson in Raleigh
or Wake county.
This fact was not known, andpro
bably would 'not have been learned
had it not been for a letter Clerk, of
the court Dan. H. Young received
from Eansas City, Eansas.
W. E. Johnson is pastor of the
Central Christian Church in Eansas
City. He is a great nephew of the
late President Johnson and is making
an effort now to obtain a complete
tree of the family. A letter from
him to Mr. Young was received
yesterday, asking the latter to trace
the family connections of the late
President Tn this city.
Mr. Young learned from Mr. J.
R. Taylor, who worked at the
tailoring business about the time of
Andrew Johnson's apprenticeship in
the tailoring business here, that
Miss Margaret Johnson was the his
only relative here.
TODAY'S MARKETS.
Cotton Closed 3 to 4 Points Lower than
Yesterday's Closing Prices.
I New York, August 27.
- Cotton quotations furnished by E.
B. Cuthbert fc Co., 56 Broadway,
New York, and 305 Wilmington
street, Raleigh, over their special
Wire:
OPEN- high- low- clos-
MUNIHS. JNQ INQ
January, 7 76 7 82 7 64 7 74-
February, 7 80 7 86 7 70 7 78-
March, 7 84 7 90 7 75 7 75-
April, 7 94 7 94 7 77 7 77-
May,
June,
August, '7'79' Ti ' Via ''h'z-'
Sept'mb'r, 7 69 7 69 7 53 7 60-
October, 7 68 7 77 7 82 7 70-
Novemb'r, 7 62 7 71 7 56 7 64-
Deoember, 7 69 7 76 7 61 7 70-
New York opened about 4 points
lower, lost several points, improved
to 5 points above last night, lost the
gain, but advanced again closing
finally 3 to 4 points below yesterday.
Sales 240,600. Heavy liquidation
and liberal receipts carried the de
cline. In tho afternoon shorts were
covering. The marketclosed steady.
New York Stock Market.
The following were the closing
quotations on the New York Stock
Exchange today:
Missouri Pacific lot
Union Pacific
Rock Island
St. Paul 63t
General Electric .' . . . 23
Tennessee Coal and Iron 16J
Manhattan 76i
American Tobacco 56i
Burlington and Quincy 571
Western Union 74i
Louisville and Nashville 38
United States Leather 431
Southern Railroad 7
Southern Preferred 181
Chicago Gas 601
Sugar Iu4i
Reading
Des. and Cst. Peed
Atchison
D. L. A W 145
Jersey Central 91!
Erie :
Silver
Liverpool Cotton Market.
August 4.25 s.
August-September 4.24 s.
September-October 4.17 b.
October-November 4.19 b.
November-December 4.151b.
December-January 4.161 b.
February-Maroh 4.16 b.
Chloago Grain and Provision Market.
Liverpool opened 3 to 4-64 down,
improved 2-64, but declined again,
closing finally barely steady 6-64,
below yesterday. Moderate demand;
sales 8,000 bales; middling ' 4 ; re
ceipts none. .
The following were, the closing quo
tations ontbeChicagoGrainand Pro
vision market today:
Wheat September, 551; December,
591-1.
- Corn September 801 ; December,
221,
?OaU September, 16t-I ; December 10
Pork September,6.50; Decembers. 70
Lard September, 3.27; Dec. 3.47
"Clear Rib Sldes-8eptembert S.17.
" Mr.- A. E. D.Wallace, ofRutherford
ton, has accepted a temporary post
tion In the office of State Treasurer
Worth.11"- -v l
Minor Matters Manipulated
for the Many.
AROUND THE CITY.
Pot-Pouri of the News Pictured on Pa
pei Points and People Pertinently
Picked and Pithily Put in
Print. , , ,
Chairman Manly has reeeived very
flattering reports from Moore, Mc
Dowell and other counties.
Messrs. Heller have something in
teresting about their excellent shoe
line today. Those greatly reduced
footwear for ladies are the talk of all
the shoppers.
Miss Horner, Diocesan Secretary
of Woman's Auxiliary to the Board of
Missions, wishes to meet all the
members of the several branches in
the city after the six o'clock service
at church of the Good Shepherd on
Friday.
The Primary Department of the
Baptist Tabernacle Sunday School
gave a picnic at Brookside Park to
day. The members of the primary
department were most too young to
take the trip to Norfolk on the an
nual excursion, so they took their
outing today, .
Mr. Wyatt Harrison had the mis
fortune yesterday evening to have
his hand caught in a piece of ma
chinery at Mr. Jeff. Ellington's shop.
Mr. Harrison was attempting to
joint a small piece of timber at the
time, Two fingers were torn off, a
third one split and the palm of bis
hand torn.
Senator Marion Butler does not
believe the Republicans will be able
to give the south an object lesson on
the causes for fluctuations in the
prices of products should the price
of cotton reach a high-water mark
this fall on account of the extensive
drought that has prevailed through
seyexaL of. the southern state s'tb us
curtailing the product of cotton and
increasing its price. -
At Peace Institute there have been
numerous improvements during va-
cation. The dinincr room has been
newly fitted up in handsome cherry.
President Dinwiddie said yester
day that the prospects for the ses- 1
sion were better than ever before"'at
this time of the year. A large num-r
ber of new students will attend.
The most notable addition to the
faculty is Miss Maud Hasbrouck, a
full graduate of Cornell, who will
teach modern languages. The school
opens September 16th.
Cooler Weather to Prevail.
The high area in the northwest
has increased considerably and now
occupies the central and northern
Mississippi valley.
The weather is clear and cool in
the entire central valley and west.
The barometer is low along the
Atlantic coast and the weather
generally cloudy with some rain.
Very heavy local showers occur
red at Charleston and Jacksonville,
the largest amount was 2.08 inched
at Jacksonville.
Local showers are probable in the
east tonight after which the cool
fair weather from the central country
will prevail.
The Tide Turned.
The Charlotte News says: Rather
an odd thing is going on in express -
circles now. Peaches are being
shinned frnm t.hn north tn Ganrcin.
1 1 . d
and Florida. There was a solid car
load of Delaware peaches in the
vestibuled train this morning for
points in those .two States. Begin
ning early in the spring, Georgia
and Florida send train loads of ,
peaches daily to the north and keep
it up as long as the crop lasts. The
southern peaches are now gone, the
tide has turned and the shipments
are coming from the north,.) v
A lolnt Canvaaa in this blatriet-
Hon. E. W. Pou and Congress-,
man Strowd have arranged to have a
joint canvass and Mr.. Massy, the
Republican nominee will be chal
lenged to meet them. .
The joint canvass begins at Ran-,,
dlemcn, Randolph county, Tuesday,
September 8th. t '
The other appointments are as
follows: - -i) .
i Ashboro, Wednesday, Sept 9. .
V Towanacle, Thursday, Sept 10. ,
Ranneur, Friday, S spt, 11. .
Liberty, Saturday, Sept. 12. k .