North Carolina Newspapers

PRE S -' - - ',:r v ,- w it i' VOL. XXXV. NO. 152. RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1896. $3.00 PER YEAH. THE -- , - " : ataanbftnani aHanlnnkeaannnntH - nV VIS .', QUITE A Bio FIRE. ' The Old Shops, Long Known e Briggs', . Burned. . ' At 3:20 this morning the firemen , , hustled, upon getting on alarm from .. box 37. , The scene of the fire was the big woodeD building, 220x70 r feet in size, on South West street, . oceuDied bv Hicks. Ellington & Co.. and long known as Briggs' planing ; , millT When watchman Joe Hawkins, v colored, first saw the fire it burst out in the second story, over the engine room, at a point where a - steam pipe passed through the roof. He '.sent in the alarm. The fire . fairly raced through' the building, .' which burned Jlike tinder. -Eight Y streams ofwater were on and the liard-working firemen, using doors V s shleJli. saved thelfront oortion of .1 - . the k Vlinor and one machine Everything else went. No damago was done surrounding property. The" flames rose to an immense height in the nearly still air. Only atone time were there many sparks. ..The building was put up about 1857 and in it cars for the North Carolina railway and the Raleigh & Gaston, railway were built by a pri vate firm. , During the war it was a storehouse for commissary supplies for the North Carolina troops. Soon after the war the late Mr. Thomas a. uriggs ireDiea ine size oi tne building 0 and established there planing mills known nearly all over the State. . The plant was purchased at a court sale for $6,000 by Mr. W. J. Elling ton. He said today that it would cost $8,000 to duplicate it. There is $5,000 insurance, with Wynne & Ellington and JohnB. Kenncy, di- ' vided as follows: on building $1,700, machinery $2,800, manufactured stock $500. The name of the firm is the North Carolina Building and Supply Company, Nearly all the stock had been removed to the firm's other mill, on North West street. All the lumber had been taken away. ' No machinery had been moved. The mill shut downyesterday afternoon, so that the machinery could be taken out and carried to the new mill. The workmen had, with the exception of fritou. rpmnttniV.T.ripir tsmla TVig esranate ineir loss at ?iou"jir. k. Tv Bishop went yesterday to look at buc uuuuiug aim nua wbiiviu nuvruu ' using it as a car-building shop. The one machine which was saved stood quite near the front door. In a wooden shed near the building worn two mules owned by Mr. J. A. Bivons, and these were at once turned out and taken away. The Attraction Tuesday Night. -The Bros. Byrne with a superior company will' present the new "Eight Bells" at the Academy of Music Tuesday night Sept. 8th.' If the old adage ''Laugh and grov fat" counts for anything, it will bo - safe to predict that any one who has the pleasure of witnqssiug this per formance, will increase in Cvoirdu poise .from the rise of the curtain unto Its final fall, the spirit of fun and mirth prevails, calling forth -prolonged laughter. 'Eight Bells" is a nautical pro duction constructed on a scale dif; fering in many ways from the aver age farce-comedy, and it is refresh ing to know that the art of genuine fun making on the stage, when pan tomime," gymnastics, and humor, coupled with novel scenic effects abound, -is not a thing of the past. - The Bros. Byrne, of course, are a "whole show" in themselves ; They are assisted by a capable company who help to make a complete suc cess. Therevolving ship scene, and trick wagon are features worthy of special mention. L Threatening Weather. . The high area has moved to the New England coast. : The storm has moved North of the lake region,, bad the depression off " Florida has slightly increased in in s tensity, with a heavy rain at Jupitef, The .weather is now generally . cloudy except im the Southwest Light local fains have occurred at widely scattered stations. ; ; The winds along the entire Atlan tic) ooast are blowing from the ocean to the- land, and the increase of moisture-should be favorable for rains in the Eastern states, -The temperature has fallen again in the extreme Northwest,- and has changed slightly elsehere. -.1 Mrs. A. E. Glenn, who has been - in feeble health for several -years, left for Johns Hopkins Hospital to - day. She was accompanied by her Dhvsiclan. Dr. W. H, Bobbitt. We sincerly trust that she may be n tirely restored to health ' EM Big Firm in Nashville Goes Under. $30,000 LIABILITIES. The largest Potato lcalcrs in the .South Make an Assignment - I-ow Prices Last Season Causes the Failure. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Nashville, Sept. 5. Clauson and Stephens and Josiah Clawson re ported to be the largest Irish pota to growers, and dealers in the South known as the Irish potato kings, made an assignment yesterday, caused by the failure of the Irish potato crop and low prices realized last season. The assets were chiefly inland, estimated at $41,000. The Liabilities were $30,000. WANAMAKER'S SAY. Ho Thinks that Mr. MoKInlcy is on the Winning Card. By Telegraph to the Pross- Visitor. Philadelphia, Sept. 5. John Wanamaker willcomeout in an inter view saying the campaign is over and that McKinlcy is sure to win and that silver is beaten and busi ness better. He promises Pennsyl vania by four hundred thousand. Dig Fire on Long Island. By Telegraph to the Frees-Visitor. Soith Bkacit, L. I., Sept. 5. Fire starting ot Louis Bauer's near noon spread rapidly totho Alhambra hotel. The Columbus house and Mohoney's photograph establish ment and other frame structures arc threatedencd. Political Points. Mr. J. Bryan, Democratic nominee for the Presidency, will speak at Ashevillo Sept. l(i. lie goes thero from Lexington, Ivy. His next an nounced speaking date is Richmond, Va., Sepet. 18th. Otho Wilson has let the cat out of the bag. The Populists threaten to put up their own candidate, for Con gress in the fifth district and not support Kitchen, if the Democrats refuse to take down K. W. Pou and support Strowd in thefouth district. It is said by Republicans that their State committee at its meeting next Wednesday will nominate either Charles J. Harris, of Hillsboro, or Charles Reynolds, of Winston Lieu tenant Governor, to fill the vacancy caused by the "dropping" of O.ivcr Doekery. Mr. Josephus Daniels, national Democratic committeeman for thfs State, when asked what his estimate of the number of "sound money" Domocrats in the Stale, re plied : "Not over !l,000 or 10,000 and not over 3,500 votes can be polled in North Carolina by the Indianapo lis ticket." Improved Stock. The August bulletin of the Agri cultural Department contains a reg ister of blooded horses, cattle, sheep and hogs. This shows marked de velopment in the way of improved breeds. As to horses, Durhamcounty leads. Col. Benehan Cameron hav ing eighty-six registered, including thoroughbred, standard bred. Cleveland bays, English hackneys and Percherons. Alamance is second with thirty-seven standard bred trot ters, owned by L. Banks Holt. Wake comes next, B. P. Williamson havH ing 20 registered trotting bred and 16 entitled ' to register. Rocking ham has 14 standard bred trotters. As to cattle, Orange leads, Julian S. Carr having 112 registered. Ala mance has 45, Mecklenburg 39, Nash 40, Rockingham 31, Lenoir 30, Dur ham 43 (Benehan Cameron), Chat ham 20. Besides these there are a great number entitled to register. As to sheep, Mitchell leads with 335 (owner of 300 W. W. Avery). As to hogs, Orange leads, Jt, S. Carr having 108. F. W. Shutz, of Forsytb, has 102. Rev. John A. Preston, pastor of the First Presbyterian ' church at Charlotte,- is Critically illatthe home of relatives in Lexington, Vu. Such is the deep interest of the Charlotte people , that - bulletios are posted twice a day "as to his condition.- 'As an expression of the love the people havo for him, - a special Sunday School service of children was held Wednesday morning in his ch'urch, at which prayers . were offered for his reoovery. , , - CALLED AND FAILED. Maj. W. A. Guthrie Puts I). I Hole. . ttussetl in The joint discussion between Cyrus B. Watsonand W. A. Guthrie began yesterday at Rutherford There were some rather sensational occurrences. lu closingthc discus sion of the silver question Guthrie ad vised Popidists to vote for none but true friends of silver, and not to tote for Richmond Pearson for Con gross, but to cast their votes for Joe Adams, Democrat, for that ollice. He says Pearson is working to defeat the Populists in the eastern part of the State and is actively supporting McKinley, and therefore Pearson can Lo no true friend of silver. This was greeted with loud applause and cries by Populists, "That's what we will do: vote for Adams." Guthrie then said no Populist should vote for a men be r of the Legislature who is pledged to vote for l'ritchard for United Stales Senator, because Pritchard is a strong supporter of McKinley and stands on the Repub lican platform and he is an enemy to silver. This was also greeted with loud and long upplau.se. Another dramatic incident was when Guthrie said: "I ask my op ponent (Watson) if Russell has been invited to meet us?" Watson re plied, "He has at every appointment I have had." Guthrie then said: "I have invited him also. I was at school with him when we were boys. He is a lawyer and lias been one as long as I have been and can make a speech. He says he is afraid it would produce riotand bloodshed for us all to meet in joint discussion. If I thought I could not address an au dience in North Carolina without causing riotand bloodshed you could not run after me fast enough to get me to accept the nomination for gov ernor. Judge Russell has been a judge of the Superior Court and you know wheiva witness is called and fails to appear, or when a juror is ealled.and fails to appear, the judge always imposes a fincon the witness or juror. Now I want to give Rus sell a little of his own medicine and I will call him out. Oyez! Oyez! Daniel L. Russcfi, cx-judgc of the Superior Court, andRcpublican can didate for Governor, como before this audienccand participate in this debate as you havo been invited to j do this dav or your default will be remembered by the voters. Let the people make the record, 'called and failed, judgment nisi, rule returna ble next November 3d.' " "The tWhcr Mun-s Wile." Kd. C. White, manager of Cooto & Long, is in the city arranging for the appearance at the Academy of Music on Friday, September 11, in their new successful comedy, 'The Other Man's Wife," which is an adaption from the French, and said to be screamingly funny. Bert Cooto, well known lo our theatre-goers as the "New Boy," will in this comedy appear as the hen-pecked husband, with a stern and obstrusive mother-in-law in his path, while Nick Ixnig will portray the husband of the "Other Wife." Mr. White assures us that the fun s fast and furious, and advises all those who enjoy a good laugh not to miss seeing "The Other Man's Wife." Among the members of the coin pad y arc notably Julie Kingsley, Idaleno Cotton, Lillian Dix, Carrie Medford, Harry C. Stanley, Kraft Walton, Wallace Henderson, J. W. Gardner and Henry F. Gcorgie. Junius A, Hesno's one act play, "A Soldierof Franco," will precede the comedy. The Republican Executive Committee. The Republican Executive Com mittee met today and called the County Convention for October 1st. The Doekery faction and Russell faction settled their differences as to the chairmanship of the committee by electing D. H. Young chairman and W. F. Debnam secretary of the Central ODmmittee of seven ap pointed to confer with the Populist convention when they meet here next Saturday, The committee to confer with the Populists are: H. T. Jones, Cbas. McNamara, J. H. Young, T. R. Purnell,R.S. Morgan; Jerry Smith and J . P. H. Adams. Died. At thojSoldiers' home at 11:30 a. in. on the th inst, Sergeant J. E. BSnnott, of Pitt county. Numbered with the bravest of the valliant host . . - Nobly defended the cause that was - lost. (, . Not a blot on his name, not a stain on his crest. - Like a weary child, he has gone to , nis rest. i , w. TO NOTIFY WATSON. senator llutler Saya That This Will be Oono- The Atlanta Constitution has the following interview with Senator Marion Butler: "Our consultation was to discuss the general issues of the campaign," said Senator Butler lost night. "The time was mainly occupied in discussing the line of work for the campaign," said Mr. Watson; "Senator Butler wished to know just where I stood on several ques lions. tie wanieu lo lamiiiarize himself with my roord and obtain copies of my speeches. For the greater part of the day our conver sation was on this line. '' "It was first time the Senator had seen Mr. Watson since the St. Louis convention," said Mr. Reed, who was the third party in conference, "and naturally there were many af fairs of the campaign to discuss. It has been definitely settled that Mr. Watson will be notified by the 5th. This will be done by a letter, ano the letter has already been written by Chairman Butler. It has been sent around to other mem bers of the committee to sign, and will be sent to Mr. Watson as soon as possible. Senator Allen will prepare the ctter of notification to Mr. Bryan, and this will be sent in a few weeks. The notification feature played a prominent part 'in the consultation that came about yesterday. The de lay in notification of the nominees of the St. Louis convention caused comment both inside and outside of the Pooulist party. The supporters of Mr. Watson in Georgia were fret ting under the apparent tardiness of the committee appointed to notify. Mr. Watson himself grew impatient and under his signature in the Peo ple's Party Paper declared that it was embarrassing both to Mr. Bryan and himself not to be informed that they were authorized candidates. The friends of Mr. Watson in Georgia also thought to make a master move in the notification move of Mr. Bryan. They thought that they would force hiiu either to de clare himself in favor of Watson or repudiate the populist indorement. By this means they wished to bring about some definite decision in re- jard to the withdrawal of So wall. If Mr. Bryan should accept the formal notification they argued that t was a tacit admission that he would accept Mr. Watsonashis run ning mate. Should he refuse the juestion would be finally decided and'a head ought to be put to the populist ticket. This was the idea which prevailed in Georgia concerning the notifica tion until the situation was explain ed and all points cleared by Senator Butler. WHAT IS IT? The Strange Animal Cause Railroad Men to Fear. Railroad men are naturally super stitious, and for the past several weeks they have had great cause to be, especially the freight men. At the deep cut half a mile below the depot at Concord some kind of of an animal resembling a cat jumps from the embankment on to the cars and runs up and down the entire length of the train. The strangest part of the mysterious performance is that it cannot be seen on any but southbound trains. When the train reaches the section house, two miles down the road the thing vanishes away. The Standard says railroad men regard it as an omen that bids evil and that while the strange appearance and disap pearance is interesting to watch, it puts a most dreadful spell upon the men who have seen it. Cut Rates Go Into Effect, The Norfolk Virginian of yester day says: "The cut rates on the S A. L. go into effect to-day. The fare from Portsmouth to Atlanta has been placed at $8 and all points beyond Hamilton South and North have been reduced in proportion. Upon request of a number of our patrons the Virginian representa tivo visited Mr. Anderson vester- day and asked to be informed if the reduction offended local travel and if so to what extent. He said that local travel to all points where the fare was less than $8 would remain as it nowXs, but all above $8 would be reduced, and that the reduction here was made beyond Hamilton, so that the inter-state law would not be violated. , The road expects to be greatly benefitted by increase in travel as was shown while the fare was down; r " ' ' TODAY'S MARKETS. Cotton Market Closed 3 to8 Points IKttcr than Yesterday. New York, Sept. 5. Cotton quotations furnished by ft. B. Cuthbert & Co., 5i Broadway, New York, ant 305 Wilmington street, Raleigh, over their special wire: MmjTHO OPEN- H1UH- LOW- CLOS- MONTH8. JNU Eg,r KS,(, im January, 8 35 8 .'18 8 2ii 8 :w February, 8 40 8 42 8 30 8 42 March, 8 43 8 45 8 34 8 45 April, 8 47 8 48 8 41 8 48- May J u ne, July, August, Sept'mb r, 8 17 8 1 8 11 8 19 October, 8 27 8 27 8 1 8 2(1 Novemb'r, 8 24 8 24 8 14 8 24- December, 8 30 8 32 8 24 8 32- New York Stock Market. The following were the closing quotations on the New York Stork Exchange today: Missouri Pacific 18i Union Pacific Rock Island St. Paul 09i General Electric 20 Tennessee Coal and Iron 20 Manhattan 821 American Tobacco 69i Burlington and Quincy 654 Western Union 80i Louisville and Nashville 40 United States Leather M Southern Railroad 7f Southern Preferred 211 Chicago Gas 0i Sugar 114 Reading Des. and Ci t. Feed Atchison D. L. & W Jersey Central 101 Erie Silver Liverpool Cotton .Market. September 4.341 I). September-October 4.2HJ s. October-November 4.2(i. No vemler-December 4.24 b. December-January 4.21. January-February 4.24. February-March 4.20 b. Chicago Grain and Provision Market. The following were the closing quo tations on the ChicagoGrain and Pro vision market today: Wheat September, 551; December, 57. Corn September !!!; December, 21, Oats September, ,113; December 152 Pork Scptcmler, 5.55; Decern ber5. 60 Lard September, -- ; Dec. 3.40. Clear Rib Sides-September, 3.15; January 3.30. New York Cotton Letter. I3y private w ire to G. K. Leach. New York, Sept. 5, 1890. After opening I! to 0 jwints ad vance over last evening's close, the prices reacted and declined 3 to 8 points. Liverpool was lower, and selling orders were received from that market. But the loss was soon recovered on buying for local, south ern and continental account and an advonce of 3 to (i points over last night, closing prices was establish ed, the market closing firm after sales of 112,800 bales. The weather report for the last twenty-four hours showed a fair precipitation in Arkansas, Tennes see, Mississippi and the Carolinas, but in Texas no rain was reported. The port receipts were estimated at 17,000 vs. 10,847 last week and 0,408 last year. Spot cotton here was unchanged, with salesof twenty-tivi bales for spinning. Midling uplands, 8J. New Orleans advanced 10 to 11 points. Northern spinners have taken, since September 5,501 bales against 8,272 in the same time last season. Came in to sight thus far this season 84,380 bales vs. 36,273 in the same time last season. The world's visible supply is now 1 ,307, 385 bales including 1,080,185 Ameri can vs. 2,289,549 bales last year at this time, of which 2,011,349 were American. The exports from the ports thus far this season are 22, 630 bales vs. 5,972 in same time last season. A San Antonio dispatch to the "Chronicle," said, that rain would nok help the top crops now, as frost would kill the stalk before bolls could mature and that moisture would moreover damage cotton already made. A Dallas dispatch said that -the crop will be gathered by the last of October and will be the shortest ever made in that sec tion. Monday being a legal holiday (Labor Day) the New York Exchange will be closed. Mr.(and Mrs. William Woollcott went to New York today. Mr, Wooll cott will purchase a fall stock of goods for Woollcott & Son. ; Miss Lalla Denton, milliner and fancy goods buyer, went also to make pur chases for those departments. - Minor Matters Manipulated for the Many. AROUND THE CITY. Pot-Pourri of the News Pictured on Pa per Points and People Pertinently Picked and Pithily Put in Print. It will pay you togo to Woollcott 's special sale Monday. The city is billed for the appear ance of "The Other Man's Wife" company. The State University opens next Monday. Between four and five hundred students will attend. Road the new announcement of James McKimmon & Co., and call on them if yon want a good cigar. Mr. J. R. Johnson will speak to men at the rooms of the Y. M. C. A., tomoorow afternoon at 5 p. m. All men are cordially invited to attend. J. Frank Ray, who was known as the "Democratic game-cock'' in the last house, is nominted for the State Senate by the Democrats of the 35th district. Services will begin at the camp meeting ground tomorrow at 11 a. m. There will also be services at 4 p. in. and 7:30 p. rn. It is the ob ject of the managers to continue the meeting 25 or 30 days. The Knights of Labor have offi cially repudiated Terence V. Pow derly, who was for years the head of that order, because he says free coinage of silver is no part of the creed of the Knights. Monday, September 7th, being a legal holiday, Sunday hours will be observed at the postofflce. The general delivery and carriers' win dows will bo open from 2:30 until 3:00 p. m. W. II. Baldwin, second vice-pres ident of the Southern railway, hav ing been elected president of the Long Island railroad, to succeed the late Austin Carbin, has resigned and will be succeeded in the South ern railway by W. W, 'Finley, now second vice-president of the Great Northern railroad. Col. J. S. Carr, president of the State Association of Democratic Clubs, will issue a call for a Sta'e convention of clubs to meet at lial cigh on or about the date of Mr. Bryan's speaking here, with a view to ascertaining the strength of the movement and next for putting all the machinery into active operation. A train from Goldsboro reached Richmond Thursday, having on board quite a number of merchants and citizens from this State. The Dispatch says that while en route a Richmond man took a vote to as certain the political sentiments of the passengers. The ballot result ed as follows: Bryan, 93; McKin ley, 2; Levering, 1 . The now and attract! ve store ofSher wood, Higgs & Co., was crowded to day with country people and town folk. The great Influx of cotton and tobacco betokens a lively fall trade, and indications unmistakably point to this new firm as a great trading center. Read their price list in this issue on Domestic Dry Goods and Solid Service Shoes. The superintendent of one of the great penitentiary farms on the Roa noke river was here today and says the July freshet ruined 4,000 acres of corn; this being divided between the two Caledonia plantations and the Northampton and Halifax farms. About 1,000 acres of corn which was spared will make a good crop. The cotton crop will also be as large as last year. Autumn Tour to Niagara Falls. In view of the recent successful summer tours to Niagara Falls, the Baltimore and Ohio railroad has ar ranged to run an additional excur sion to Watkins Glen, Rochester, Buffalo and Niagara. This excursion will leave Norfolk via Washington aud Baltimore steamers, Wednesday, September 9th, connecting with special train of parlor cars, and day coaches as per schedule below: Leave Washington, 8:10 a. m. ' Leave Baltimore, 9:05 a. m. Arrive Niagara Falls, 11:00 p. m. Remember that this will be the last excursion of the season and the date Is Wednesday, September 9th. Round trip from Norfolk $13.00. For tickets and further information apply to - ...;. A&THUfc G. Lewis, ' Passenger Agent. NEWS AT WASHINGTON. Gossip and Politics at the National Car I tal, Washington, Sept. 5, 1896. The McKinley ites haven't had' much to enthuse over before so they arc making the most of the Vermont election byjvlling themselves hoarse over what every intelligent man knows to have been a foregone con clusion. This isn't worrying the Democrats even a little bit. Senator Faulkner, chairman of the Demo cratic Congressional Committee, says of it. "We made no attempt tocarry the State, while the Republicans have spent lots of money and have exerted every energy to win. 1 am told that a house to house canvass was made by prominent Republi cans. " Senator Harris, of Tenn., one of the old Democratic war hor ses, said: "If the Republicans can find any comfort in the Vermont election they are welcome to it. They will need a great deal of com fort before this campaign is over." Secretary Diffenderfer, of the silver committee, said: "The effect of the election will be to unify the south and west and middle west. The election shows that the east is mak ing a sectional Tight, and I do not know anything which could have happened that would have made more silver votes. We had no idea of carrying Vermont, and we haveu t any idea of carrying Maine. We have not done anything in either State." The Democratic National Commit tee has decided to accede to the re quest of the Pennsylvania miners, and will send Senator Tillman, of S. C. upon a ten days stumping tour of the coal section. The Democrats do uot expect tocarry Pennsylvania for Bryan, but they have excellent rea sons for expecting to give the Re publicans some very unpleasant surpries in a number of the Con gressional districts of the State. Senator Gorman wasat Democratic headquarters this week, and it is expected that from now on he will take an active part in the manage ment of the campaign. He believes that Bryan and Sewall can be elect ed. Is He lead or Alive t Last wt ek news reached here of the killing, by a dozen men, of Wash Alt water, an Orange county negro outlaw who attempted to outrage a Miss Canada. The young woman's father arrived at the time of the at tempted assault, just in time to pre. vent a more serious crime. Altwater held the young woman in front of him as a serene to prevent her father, who had his gun, from shoot ing him, and reaching some bushes made his escape. Then a plan was made by which some negroes were to entrap Attwater. One of them in vited him to dinner. While he was eating the mob came up, and as Att water dashed out of the house rid dled him with shot. The report was that he was left dead on the ground there and that at night awagoncame and took away his body. But the news now is that he was not killed. Yesterday's Durham Sun says: "Attwater is badly wounded but still at large Thomas Pickett and Baywood Cole saw him last Tues Albert Lloyd says he was at White Cross last Saturday morning. Jim Hill, colored, says he came to his house and he dressed his wounds and gave him something to eat; and Jerry Bynum brought word here Monday from Attwater that he was willing to give himself up to an officer if he would not let them mob him. It is said by those who claim to have seen him, that he is badly shot in the right leg from the thigh down, that it is swollen double its former size, and that he is anxious to come in to have something done for his wounds. At Central Church Tomorrow. A telegram received from Rev. D. H. Tuttle announcing the sickness of his family will prevent his return and Mr. Peter Briggs, of Durham, will fill his pulpit at 11 a. m., and 8 p.m. No disappointment this time. All who wish to hear this able and eloquent expounder of the gospel can have an opportunity to hear him. The Tobacco Market. There are now two warehouses -open; the Farmers', conducted by Fleming, Lea and Blssett, and the 1 I lanters', conducted by Williams, Lee and McGchee. The auctioneers are Ed. Thomason and Maj. Pay lor of Roxboro. Yesterday about 55, 000 pounds were sold. " The outlook for quantity is good, but for quality is bad. r 2