North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. XXXV. NO. 146. aLEIGH,-N: O, SATURDAY EVENING, AtJGUfe',29, 1896. $5.00 PEK YEAR. JOHN F. RAY ELECTED til Principal of the Deaf Dumb and Blind Institution. PROF, PLACE RESIGNS Mr." W. J. Young Receives Throo Vote, ;,:,' While ' Mr. Ray Receives Eour Mr. '' -.' ? Peaces Resignation the Result of ' . ,, ' " Decision by the Att'y General. - , , The board of trustees of the Deaf, Dumb and "Blind Institution ad journed yesterday evening at 7 , o'clock after a several hours' ses . slon, having made a change in the "Executive department of the Institu tion. - s d The resignation of Mr. F. R. Place as principal of the school was accepted, and Mr. - John F. Ray of the Blind In stitution of Kentucky was elected to succeed him. Mr. Place's resignation was quite a sur- . prise and was the result of an opin ion of the Attorney General, which " v nliMAri hnfnrA tha hoard hv Gov. r - ernor Carr yesterday afternoon . A section of the laws of , B9 "requires that the principal of the Institution - shall have two years experieoe both ,.' ' in the instruction of the Deaf and " Dumb as welt as the Blind. Mr. ; -Place has never had the. required " ernnviflnefi In t.hn instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and upon this - , ground Attorney General Osborne ."-u'i' AanAaA 41iaf. ia wfta InalifVlHlA is fliA position.' " After the resignation of Mr. Place ! was accepted, the election of a new principal was gone into. There was ' only one ballot, "which resulted in v the election of Mr. Ray." Mr. Ray received four votes and the assistant ' principal, Mf.'W.J. Young received three-votes. -' r- Uri John F. Ray is a native of Wake county, his birth place being only a few miles from Raleigh, For number of years he was connected l with the institution here. . He went " from here to Colorado, - where he. ac " , "cepted.the'prineipalshipof the Blind j sal" quite a reputation as ao instrue- -' tor .of the bund.. He afterwards went 5Hle Kentucky, to, take X - 2 o' the Blind Institution in '. occupies. f .1. . Mr. Ray's salary as principal of ' 1 the Kentucky Institution is $2,500, ; while that given here is only $1,800. - It is a matter of doubt as to whether he will accept the' position 'offered - him, under the circumstances. - la his letter of resignation, Mr. - Place said: "I desire to add that t -accented said Dosition in srood faith. not having fullv examined the exist ing Statue law, to which the Attorney-General refers in rendering his - official opinion that 1 am ineligible. 1 After having my, attention called n low T Kallavarl f.haf T wtia; H- , giBle, and I am still of the same opinion ' I further believe that the Attorney-General has , based his opinion upon evidence that would , not be accepted in any court oi jus. tice, but as it is his opinion, I bow : T . M flia ninjaefwfif r.TiA law Drill rot.nrn - . to you the trust you placed in my hands. 4 Although I might, through the courts, prove conclusively my ,r eligibility, yet' I am unwilling to do , ' so because 1 know that such a step would not be for the best interests ; of .your school and the" blind, whose highest welfare I have sincerely at heart - i ' - , My interest in the education and ' s- the amelioration of the condition of . i .:'..'." . i . . . til tuese uuiurtiuimw jpeupio 'tinue unabated, and I shall always . remember your kindness and stand ready at any time, wherever In this broad world duty calls me, to render any assistance in my power to give. The following, resojulions were adopted by the board. : , ' ' 1 Mr. Fredrick R. Place was elected - - superintendent of this institution on June 8tb, 1896, for a term of three years. His resignation tendered, on account of an opinion of the Attorney-General, that he is ineligible, has been this day accepted. .-'',-The board desires to say that, al though Superintendent Place's term '. ol service has been . brief, ' he has impressed its members with his ability to successfully manage such an instltution, and it regrets the cir; n eumstances that have led to his re signation, circumstances that have"" ,; arisen through no fault of his. v. fB. F. MoNTAOn, pres. s James A. Brkkis. ; , . - " ' J. R. Wiixiams, " , ' Signed " c- Meskrvb. . -Ivan Prik-tor, II. C. IlKRRlNil, Ilrcij M Orson, GOOD FOR THE RALEIGH. Sheliolda the Record for Gunnery in. the "V Vr-' .World.' ' .vV ,1 The New York Sub of a day or two ago, giving a description of a racing target practice by the several war vessels of the White Squadron off Tompkinsville says: v- ,,: Every vessell was cleared for ac tion before 'she passed the target. That was the signal that fluttered in bunting from the flagship just be fore the seven white fighters formed in column to shoot at the canvass target,. .' They were in the same condition they would be in if engaged in ao-tual-bfittW Most of the shots of the Indiana struck so , near the tarket that even if it had been a 200-foot ship there wouldn't have been a ves tige of the ship, afl.oat. The 3-inch rifles On the Indiana and Massachusetts have been firod before, but not in conjunction with more than half the other guns on the battle ships. These rifles are the biggest used by Uncle Sam's war riors; afloat or ashore, and their racket Isuuapproachablo. The Raleigh, which followed the Indiana, holds the record for gun nery not only in our own navy, but among all the war ships of the world. She maintained her glory by demolishing the target almost at the first fire, and the ships astern of her fired at a wreck. Rear Admiral Bunce signalled the Raleigh to put out a new target, which she did. Pour timos the ships of the squadron passed the target and four times they belched tons of steel that made the sea around the bobbing triangle look like an angry lot of breakers on a rocky coast. The Raleigh won the honors. Sev eral times the- signal, "Well done, Raleigh!" was displayed from the flagship. Naturallv Capt. Miller and Lieutenant-Commander William Barnette, the executive officer of the Raleigh, were elated. From the Raleigh s main battery, 207 shots were fired within eight minutes. There was tactical manoeuvring on Wednesday. Next day the signal of "man overboard" was set on the flagship.,. From , every ship of the squadron a life buoy, .representing a man, was thrown into the sea. Engines were slowed down and finally stopped, and lifeboats were manned ip a hurry, swung out from the davits, and lowered. The alert men of the Raleigh got the bulge on their shipmates again. ... Their lifeboat was the first to take the water and they had the supposi tious man aboard before any other boat. - The Cincinnati was the first to report insecure, meaning that their lifeboat "was back and in the chocks, but the Raleigh's boat was ahead of them, and didu't get the credit because the officer of the deck failed to signal "secure" until two minutes after the boat was aboard. On Friday the squadron indulged in - torpedo practice. Buoys were placed a short ship's length apart, and, at a speed of six, nine, and eleven knots, each ship banged away with her torpedoes. . i The target was 400 yards from the ships, and each ship had three shots at it. jEvery torpedo didn't strike between the buoys, but every one would -have hit an ordinary war vessel. The S. A- L Complimented, by Candidate , Bryan, The Seaboard Air Line got out a poster announcing reduced rates on the occasion of the Bryan notifica tion which was attractive and unique., A copy was sent to the Democratic candidate with .the compliments of General Passenger-Agent T. J. An derson, arid that gentleman is in re ceipt of a letter from Mr. Bryan, in "I beg leave- to acknowledge re eeipt ol your very 'attractive poster announcing the silver flyer to the notification meeting at New York It is one of the most unique things of the sort encountered during the campaign.",- - - North Carolina Manufacturer. t . An official report of the manufac turing' industries of North Carolina was today published by the State Agricultural Department. ,' Itshows that there are 174 cotton-spinning or weaving-mills, fifteen hosiery-mills: threihuills knitting under wear, four making bags, - two cordage,. one nets, one calico, one silk, and eight woollen . goods, in the State. ' Six mills are in course of construction. - Last year the number df mills in the state was 1G2,' showing an in crease pf 12 mills in the year. - -; Mr. Frank Ward wpnt down to Norfolk today, " . ' Being Hobnobbed by the elite of New York. HE ARISES EARLY. And Pays his Respect to OIney Who Re turns the Visit His Program Ar ranged Which wUl Keep Mm Busy for a WeeV. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Nhw York, Aug. 20. Chang arose this morning at early hours, a habitual long days work being bis custom. To this ho attributes his great achievements. . His daily routine is an exemplification of the fact that the success of a ruler as well as toiler is wholly dependent upon consistent unci systematic work. After partaking of breakfast he prepared and smoked, Chinese fashion, Turkislicigar, tts, :incl looked over his engagements for tlioday . He then paid a formal visit to secretary Olney across the hall which visit Mr. Olney returned later in the day. Then he received ex -Secretary-Foster with whom he remained in conversation soma time. The sub jects discussed are a matter of con jecture but they are supposed to be affairs of State. Chang refused to see newspaper men, sending word that he was too busy and that he was feeling in good spirits, the bene ficial effects of pure air. At 11 o'clock he started for the home of ex-Secretary Whitney where he was received by President Cleveland. Mr. Clevelaud arrived at 8 o'clock this morning. Four troops of the United States calvary escorted Chang to the Whit ney residence The programme for his visit Sundayisa visit to Grant's tomb in the morning. Monday the Navy will bo honored by a visit to the war ships. The Dolphin with the Chinese ensign flying will take the visitor down the bay. The hon ors will be done by Assistant Secre tary McAdoo. Gunboats will fire the Atliniralf! ualutc. LvW he will be taken to West Point on the Dol phin. Secretary Lamont and Gen. Ruger will do the honors. Tuesday the Merchant's Club will tender him a banquet and then he will re view the fire department from Union Square and also the police depart ment. He will then visit Chinatown. In the evening the Chinese Minister will give a dinner at Delmonicos. Wednesday he will go to Brooklyn and be taken across the bridge to visit Fort Hamilton and Prospect Park. He will be entertained by the Seventh Regiment at Woodruff's cycle path. Thursday he will go to Philadelphia and remain until Fri day or Saturday. Sunday he will go to Niagara Falls. A Gold Bug Morning Daily. The gold men who were in the recent convention at Greensboro are conferring with two editors, one on the coast and the other in a county not far from Charlotte, looking to the starting of a daily paper to boom their causo. They have one or two weekly papers, but what they want is a morning daily. It is proposed to publish it either in Charlotte or Raleigh, and it will be started; if the arrangements do notfall through, in September. A New Afternoon Paper. Charlottes is to have another af ternoon daily. Mr, H. E. C. Bryant and Minor Elliott will be the pro prietors and editors. Mr, Elliott will do the reporter ial work and Mr. Bryant will have charge of the editorial. Just whan the first issue will appear hasnot been announced,; but it may be looked for almost any day.', - ' The Observer wishes these young men succass, iq their new endeavor. They are Just, the two to deserve and have it. Charlottee Oqserver. , A Ball for Political Bores. . An exchange says: ' tin Drummers who have .lately , travt eled in the state of Indiana say that there is a city out there in which the council have hired a ball for po litical bores, . The police have been instructed to require all persons found In political., arguments to go to the hired hall and remain there until they are willing to promise not to carry on arguments about gold and silver on street corners or In business ' houses. This gives the bores a chance to talk, while it at the same time gives the business man a chance to attend to his busi-1 ncss, - . ."' " Declares for Bryan and Wat son and Against; McKinley. "SILVER REPUBLICAN" Won't Adccpt the Republican Nomination for I.t. Governor Though they Keep his Name on Their Ticket. Special to the Press-Visitor. Wade8Boro, N. C, Aug. 29. Guthrie and 'Dockery spoke to a large crowd today, Dockery ffas unwell at the beginning of his speech but ho warmed up and made a pow erful and significant address. He declared against McKinley and the gold standard and in favor of free silver as a "free siver Republican. " He announced himself for Bryan and Watson and spoke strongly for the Populist National ticket. He said that the Republicans might keep his name on their state ticket, but it would be a late day before he ac cepted their nomination. KICKING ELSEWHERE. Complaint of the Seaboard Discharging Home Men at the Portsmouth Shops. The Portsmouth Star says: A meeting of workinginen was held last night in the Young Men's Union Mission Hall, to take action in reference to the alleged discharge of Portsmouth mechanics at the Sea board Air Line shops and the ap pointment of 'men from other States in their places. There were between 50 and 60 persons present, who or ganized themselves into the Ports mouth Workingmen's Association, with the avowed purpose of laying grievances before the City Council. No definite grievances were stated, although a committee was' appointed to hear any that may be forth-coming. The committee will meet tonight in C. C; Johnson's car- 510 Green street, to penter shop,; prepare data and resolutions, and the. association will - jiold another meeting on Friday night to hear its report. v The association elected as officers C. T. Friedlin, president; Joseph S. Clarke, vice-president, and N. Den by, secretary. Superintendent of Motive Power Wm. B. Reed was asked today for a statement in regard to : the alleged cause of dissatisfaction. "The whole thing, "said Mr. Reed, "has been fomented by people who do not work in our shops. Our own men are satisfied, I believe,"in every way It is my, desire to treat them all justly, and if there is any ground of complaint among them I would like them to inform me of it; I want them to come to me, '' "There are 325 men employed in the shops, " continued Mr. Reed, "a larger force than we ever had be fore. ' Most of them are from this section, only 27 being from Western or Northern States. ' ' Mr. Reed said a good deal. of money was being spent fornew machinery, which would put the shops on a bet ter basis than at present. May End in the Courts. The end of the Weaver-Wise sen sation is not yet, so it is authorita tively stated. It is said that upon the arrival yesterqay from Europe of Rev. J. J. Hall; the pastor of the church in which' Rev: Weaver was filling bis appointment at the time of the trouble, when , he learned of the unfortunate ' occurrence, ' that gentleniaO was very much fhooked and at .once called on th injured minister. A number of friends of Mr. Weaver, so The Portsmouth Star learns, .' will carry the case to the courts, when th whole matter must then be brought ouU It is re? ported that Miss Wise has left for Baltimore, and will not return for some time. ; Sld to Have Been KiUed. Wash Atwater, a notorious negro who has been wanted for some time by Orange county authorities for at tempted rape, and who has been in hiding tor quite a while, Is said to have been shot to death last Sunday near Chapel Hill by a posse in search' of him.-, Tha Chapel "Hill News says it knows nothing of it, The Durham Herald is full of H, " Rev. E, A. Yates, D. D.j Presid ing Elder of the Raleigh District, will preach at the Brooklyn church tomorrow eight at S o'clock, Ther will be nq preaching there in the morning; neither will there beany services at Epworth Chapel. IJ.PWAISPICIS Sent a Bullet In His Brain this Morning. LIVED A SHORT WHILE Ills Sad Ending Causes General Regret Had Dressed himself and Waa Shav lng No Cause Assigned Not in his Right Mind. The city was shocked this morn ing when it was learned that Mr. Henry M. Cowan bad ended his life by shooting himself at his rooms on the second floor of the Andrews Building, on Fayetteville street. It was about 9:30 this morning when the occupants of the building and persons in adjacent stores and on Fayetteville street heard two pistol reports ring out. Mr. Marcus Smith was in one of the rooms on the second floor of the Andrews building and heard the reports re verberate loudly through the build ing. He rushed out in the hallway and was guided to Mr. Cowan's room from which a volume of smoke was issuing. There he saw Mr. Cowan lying across his bed with his feet on the floor and blood gushing from alarge wound in the left temple. A revolver lay on the floor beside him and an open razor was loose on thejbed. Mr. Smith hastened down stairs and telephoned for Dr. Knox, Dr. Knox, Dr. Sexton, Auditor Furman, Mr. Hugh Morson, Mr. B. EL Lacy, and Mr. John W. Thomp son, were the first of Mr. Cowan's i friends to reach him. Ho was dying then and was never conscious after the ball entered his head. No one bad seen Mr. Cowan up to the time he was found this morning since last evening about ten o'clock, when he was in the store of the North Carolina Book Company . He asked for a few matches and went to his roon. He had dressed this morn- RnB,and shaved one side of his face, when laboring under somemental de 'angement he put his pistol to his left emple arid took his life. The phy sicians have never accounted for the second shot, though it may have followed the first one and entered his temple. He used a 38 calibre pistol. Mr. Cowan lingered until near eleven o'clock. He left no letter or explanation to account for the rash act. Mr. Cowan bad not been in his accustomed state of mind for some days and his friends have been uneasy about him. Mr. Cowan was born at Southport forty-two years ago. For years he lived at Pittsboro and always refer red to it as home. Mr. Cowan was for about twelve years chief clerk in the State Treasurer's office. He served in the same capacity under the successive administrations of Worth, Bain and Tate. Mr. Cowan was a most capable and efficient offi cer and those who were associated with him spoke inthe highest praise of him. He was a very prominent and well informed Mason. He was also a Knights Templar and a Py thian. He was a honorary member of the Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry, being an honor which has been accorded but few citizens of the country. Mr. Cowan's sad demise will cause general retrret. He was a man of noble traits and possessed many qualities which endeared him to a host of friends. Mr. Cowan's remains were car ried to Pittsboro on the 3:30 train this afternoon. The funeral services will occur tomorrow afternoon at St. Bartholomew's church, Pittsboro. Nicely Said. The Morganton Herald has this very pleasant notice about Maj. E. M. Hayes,' U.S. A.: "Maj. Hayes spent a few days the nast week with his family. He is an ever welcome visitor. Bv his manly bearing and thoughtful kind ness to our people here, just at the close of the war, he won a warm place in their affections and their re gard for him is increased with the years." , , "... e Another Filibustering Expedition, By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor, Nw HavhN, Conn., Aug 29. Another Cuban filibustering expedi tion is alleged to have been fitted out from the vicinity of Btony creek within the last few days with alarge quantity of arms and ammunition, loaded into two-masted 5 schooners engaged for the purpose, which hove southward of Brandford Beacon, about ten miles east of the New Haven light." 7 .." MURDER NEAR METHOD. Mchaley White Shot By Jim Booker. Both Colored. A telephone message from Method today brought news of a murder near there. A colored man' known as Jim Booker shot and killed a colored woman named Mehaley White. The tragedy occurred two miles from Method and the murderer escaped to the woods and at last ac counts had not been apprehended. The nature of the motive for the killing was jealously. WHERE HE STANDS. Cleveland is in Favor of the Indianapolis Sound Money Movement. A Washington special to the Char leston News and Courier says: President Cleveland is in full ac cord with the sound money Demo cratic convention to be held in In dianapolis, and he will take occa sion, as soon as that body places its ticket in the field to give to the peo ple a ringing endorsement of its ac tion, accompanied bv a call to every loyal Democrat to support that ticket. Some of the Presiden'ts friends and those who are taking an active part in the Indianapolis movement urged him to come out with his de claration to the country before the meeting of that convention, but after consultation with several members of the cabinet and a few personal friends he concluded that the wiser course for him to pursue in this in stance is to wait until the Indian apolis convention has performed its mission before issueing his decla ration to the loyal sound money Democracy. This information is brought back to Washington by one of the officiel members of his family who recently visited the President at Gray Ga bles. When the third ticket move ment was first started many persons who are ardent supporters of the administration were disposed to question placing another ticket in the field. It was suggested that a declaration of sound money princi - pies would be sufficient to hold the Democratic organization together, but the more the question was discussed the stronger the sen timent grew in favor of nominating a ticket. Those who have the move ment in hand assort that it has de veloped more strength than its pro moters ever dreamed of, and the gathering at Indianapolis will be composed of the leading Democrats of the cou ntry . CITY IN BRIEF. Russell 's campaign in the West is a rather quiet affair. There will be no meeting for men at the rooms of the Y. M. C . A. to morrow afternoon. Subscribers will please add to their telephone lists, C. R. Lee, Florence Hotel, No. 248. The Charlotte excursion returned this afternoon from Baltimore with 384 excursionists aboard. Mr. W. Frank Williams, of the S. A. L., was here today. He left for Wilmington at noon. Mayor Russ sent Fab Lane to the roads today to do labor for thirty days. Lane assaulted a woman. Monday is the opening day of Morson & Denson's school. This institution has no superior in the State in thoroughly preparing boys for college. Boys from other sec tions of thr State, whose parents ap preciate the value of the school, at tend each session. The school promises to be more largely attended this season than usual. Messrs. Morson & Denson's pupils invari ably take a high rank among the colleges in this and other States. The many friends of Mr. C. O. Ball will be pleased to know that he has accepted a position as salesman with Mr. John S. Jones' staple and fancy grocery establishment on Hargett street. Mr. Jones carries a complete and choice line, and Mr. Ball, who is himself a favorite here in the grocery line, will doubtless carry a large trade from among hisold friends who will be glad to see his familiar ' face behind - the counter again - Mr. Ball has had extensive experience and Mr. Jones is to be congratulated, upon securing his services. 1 r .j. ' Central Church Tomorrow. $ Rev. Dr. E, A. Yates, Presiding Elder of Raleigh District, will preach at Central Church tomorrow morn' ing at 11 o'clock. All cordially in vited. There will be uo services at night on account Of the absence of tne pastor, wno is visiting nis par ents at bis old borne, Lenoir, W, V. ' WAS A LIVE DAY. Lots of Cotton and Life and Activity in Town. ; A HEAVY PURCHASE. Barbae Co., Buy 12S Bales, The Blgglst Tl ...... I T3 w. This Season Busy Seenes In The City. There was more hustle and bustle and get-up and git in the city today than has been seen . since the dull summer season has been on-, and the air was filled with the tonic and in spiration of autumn, commingled with the electricity; of reviving trade. On Wilmington street things were in a whirl and business was rush ing everywhere. There were from 200 to 250 bales of cotton on the street, which is something unpre cedented for August, and the buyers were hot after it. Things looked like business every where, and there was every indication that the dull season was over and that the life blood of fall trade had begun to ripple along the arteries of business with a rush. Things were lively at the banks and the cashiers were kept busy cashing checks as the result of the heavy sales of cotton, One firm alone, that of Barbee & Co., bought one hundred and twenty-five bales, which was something unprecedented for one firm to buy in one day, especially at this season. This was a majority of all the cotton received here today. The total receipts were approxinated at 235 bales. TODAY'S MARKETS. " Cotton Closed7 to 7 Points Lower than Yesterday's Closing Prices. Nuw York, August 29. Uotton quotations furnished by E. B. Cuthbert 4 Co., 56 Broadway, New York, and 305 Wilmington street, Raleigh, over their special wire: MfiWTHJ OPEN- HIGH- LOW" CLOS- January, 7 61 7 61 7 55 7 65- February, 7 65 7 65 7 60 1 60v March, 7 70 7 70 7 63 7 65- April, 7 75 7 75 7 68 7 69- May, June, July, August, Sept'mb'r, 7 48 7 58 7 40 7 41- October, 7 58 7 58 7 46 7 48-, Novemb'r, 7 54 7 54 7 44 7 44- Deeember, 7 57 7 57 7 50 7 50- New York opened 4 points up, but subsequently declined, closing barely stendy 6 to 7 points lower than yesterday; sales 17,000 bales; spots dull and easy, i lower. The Chronicle report was more favorable than expected and had a depressing influence; receipts continue very liberal. New York. Stock Market. The following were the closing quotations on the New York Stock Exchange today : Missouri Pacific 17 Union Pacific Rock Island St. Paul 651 General Electric 231 Tennessee Coal and Iron 17i Manhattan 80i American Tobacco 57i Burlington and Quincy 601 Western Union 76i Louisville and Nashville 401 United States Leather 45 Southern Railroad 7 Southern Preferred 20 Chicago Gas ., 63i Sugar lo6i Reading Des. and Ct t. Feed D. L. A W 140 Jersey Central 9Sf Erie Silver Liverpool Cotton Market. 1-64 more, recovered and closed 1-64 down for near months and practi cally unchanged for distant months. Spot sales 4,000 bales; middling 3-32 lower, now 4J; receipts 2,000 bales. August i.Yli August-September. . .', 4.14 a. September-October ....... . . . . 4.uSt b. October-November. . . . .. . ;.'. . '. 4.06 a. NoTember-Deoember... . , ..... 4.05 a.' DeoembertJsmiary ... 4.05 a, February-March , . . . ;. V". . 4.0 6 b. Chicago Qrala and Provision Market. J . The following were the closing quo tations on the ChicagoGrain and Pro vision market today ; 1 , Wheat September, 661; December, 60. ' ' - - Corn--Septamber a . 201; December,' 221, '.-,. Oats September, 16; December 1C1 Pork September, 5.62; December . Lard September, 3.35; Dec. 3.55. Clear Rib Sides-September, 3.20.