North Carolina Newspapers

MM tn? srr Tendered - the : Democratic Nominee Last Night THOUSANDS PRESENT The Crowd the Best Managed la the State Wild With Eathaslasm-After Speak ' lag our Candidate waa Tendered i . . aBeoeptkm. Candidate Wm. Jennings Bryan -was given- a royal reception in the Capital City last evening by thou sands . who had gathered here to Jisten to the champion" of the silver cause. .. It was nothing less than an ova tion and from the time the special train bearing the. Presidential Can didate arrived, the word Bryan was on every one's lips. Raleigh did the handsome thing and ; the admirable - management carried out was compliment ed by all the strangers, as well as Mr. ' Bryan himself. At other points the crowds were unmanaga ble and they took on the aspect of a mob, but here the over enthusiastic were kept back. All arrangements were perfect and to Mr. John Y. MacRae, the admirable Chief Mar shall, the Bryan and Watson Club, and the Qovenors Guard and police is the credit due. The Governors Guard did splendid work in facilitating Mr. Bryan's movements through the crowds. The Bryan special reached Raleigh very near on time. The train was met at the depot by hundreds of enthusiasts who were anxious to get a first glimpse of the future President Mr. Bryan was met at the depot by the members of 'the re ception committee and a number of distinguished citizens. They were given an introduction to the honored guest by Capt S A. Ashe. AsMr Bryan emerged from the depot the applause was deafening. Cheers and cheers rent the air, in termin a with an occasional rebel trVI JecCtjering did not subside distinguished visitor. As Mr. Bryan came from the depot he was resting on the rarms of Capt. S. A. - A ah A and Mr. Hal Aver. The nartv made its way through a double file of the Governor' Guard to the square ftere the line:, was con tinued by members of the Bryan and Watson club to the speakers stand,each member bearing alighted torch. . Mr,?Eal Ayer had the pleasant duty of introducing him to thecrowd which was very noisy. He said: "Democrats, Republicans, Silver men Populists, Popocrats, Prohibi tionists, 'Ladies and Gentlemen: I introduce to you this evening a man who is the nominee of the Demo cratic party, rof the People's party and the Silver party, for President of the United States, and is the nom inee of aWtll the rest of the peo ple in America except one man and his -name s Mark .Hanna." (Ap "plajs:( . ; Mr. Ayer was greeted with loud applause as he retired. The crowd gave a 'great outburst of enthusiasm as J4r,j Bryan stood up to speak. The applause ; was a magniflennt tribute' to Mr. ' Bryan, and it resounded for several minutes. Mr. Bryan showed evidences of the great strain he has undergone. He was very hearse at first and was suffering trom a bad covgh. But his hearers lost sight of this. They listened eagerly and attentively to - every word that ho uttered.iV?:.:: v;-. Among other things Mr. Bryan ' VThe trip through North Carolina has .been so well managed that at the close of the second day I am feejing better than I did when I commenced to speak to the people of North CiUia4"(Alause.).j:M Tt' has been a great pleasurelo note" the interest which the people of this State are taking in this cam paign, i and while sometimes their demonstrations ; of affection and in terest twine rery near keeping me from getting into the place of speak ing or out' of it, yet I feel as your own great statesman Vance once said about it. , (Great applause.) Some one' asked him if it didn't nearly kilt birato have the people -pulling him around and shaking hands with him, etc., and he said, yes,,' it did nearly kill me,Jut'if they did not do it, it woutd have i -ely killed me.' (Applause ) So whiib jt is rather hard sometimes to bear up tinder all the affection that is Wstowed upon a candidate it is a great .deal easier to get along with It than it would be to travel through this State and get along without it. (Applause.) I am glad to talk to you a little while tonight. ; . Mr Bryan went immediately into the discussion of the money ques - As he proceeded be livened upland every , utterance carried weight with it. Nearly every sentence was cheered. The speaker touched upon the bond question. It was his tenth speech during the day, but it was entirely different from any others he had previously delivered. At the conclusion of the speech the crowd surged towards the stand, yelling and shouting in an effort to get close to the candidatd. By splendid management Bryan made his way through the crowd to the Park Hotel, where he was dined with -thirty distinguished citizens. An elegant spread was served which did credit to the famous hostelry. Mr Bryan met a number of laiies at the hotel. At 9:35 he and his party were speeding on their way to Golds bo ro. It was a grand demonstration by the people to a great man. "The great success of the Bryan trip and the superb management all along the route is due to Col. J. S. Carr" said Chariman Manly this morning. His committee as well as the local committees performed in valuable assistance at the moss try ing timed and at periods of greatest excitement, and they are due a great deal of the credit." Mr. Manly expressed himself as being very appreciative of the re ception accorded Mr. Bryan here, as well as the splendid management, which was commented on by all. The Governor's Guard and the Bryan and Watson Club has his cordial approval in fecilitating Mr. Bryan's progress through the crowds, from and to the hotel and speakers stand. NEW YORK COMPLAINS. Charges Railroad Companies With DIs- elimination. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Washington, Sept. 18. The New York Produce Exchange has filed a very important complaint against the railroads comprising the Joint Traf fic Association, which carry produce to the Seaboard, charging them with making rates and regulations, giving terminal privileges for the purpose of diverting traffic which should nat urally go to New York to other sea board cities, includingPbiladelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Newport News and Boston. The complaint asks for an investigation and for the estab lishment by the commission of just rates, charges, &cv, for interstate transportation from Chicago, Buffalo and the West to the seaboard cities and markets. The railroads made defendants by the complaint are the Baltimore and Ohio and its connections, the Big Four, the New York, Lake Erie and Western, the Chicago and Erie, the Grand Trunk of Canada, the Dela ware and Lackawanna, the Lehigh Valley, the Pennsylvania, the New York Central, the Lake Shore, the West Shore, the Wabash, the Phila delphia and Reading, the Central Railroad of New Jersey, the Boston and Albany, the Erie, the Detroit and Grand Haven and the Grand Rapids and Indiana. SewaU W1U Stick. A special from Mansfield, Ohio, says: A representative 01 tne unit ed Associated Presses today boarded the Baltimore and Ohio train which is conveying Chairman Jones, of the Democratic national committee, to Chicago. When asked as to whether the dis patch from Little Bock, to the effect that SewaU would be withdrawn a week and succeeded by Chief Jus tice Clarke, of North Carolina, print ed in the morning papers, was cor rect, Mr. Jones said : "The story has been printed be fore, and is not correct, at least so far as I know." ' .. The Soahera's Big Cat. There has been another big cut in the cotton rates. Cotton rates are to be cut 14 cents a hundred pounds to all South Atlantic andGulf States. This has been ordered by the South ern States Freight Association to meet the Seaboard's cut from', At lanta to'. Norfolk, j Thet rate from Atlanta to Charleston and Savannah will be 29 cents 'per hundred at 'he ship's side, the arbitrary of 3 cents for delivery being dispensed with. The cut means 70 cents a "bale, or $700,000 loss v on every one million bales handled by the roads in this territory, LEADERS CONFER. Jones, Silt lej and Others Have Their Dead Together in Washington Special to the Press-Visitor. Washington, Sept. 18. Several important Democratic conferences 1 were held in Washington and vicin I ity during the present week, and the precautions taken to keep the subjects talked about at these con' ferences out of tne newspapers have been successful. Among those tak ing part in these conferences were Senator Jones, chairman of the Democratic national committee; Senator Faulkner, chairman of the congressional committee; Senator Butler, chairman of the Populist committee, and Senators Gorman, Teller and Dubois, and National Committeeman Scott, of the Demo cratic advisory committee. It is enough for those who . desire the election of Bryan to and the triumph of silver to know that the object of these conferences was to add to the certainty of that result, and that they werein everyway satisfactory to those who participated in them. More could not be told without a violation of confidence, and without furnish ing information which might enable the McKinley crowd to throw ob stacles in the way of certain plans. Suffice it to say that every man who participated in these conferences is certain that Bryan will be elected. Hon. E. P. Baldwin, Auditor of the Treasury, continues to make Bryan and silver speeches just as though he had never heard any thing about President Cleveland's intention to remove every office hol der who takes the stump for Bryan. Mr. Baldwin made a speech before the East Democratic Club this week especially devoted to the financial question. Representative McMillin, of Ten nessee, who has come off the stump long enough to finish preparing the Democratic CampaingnBook says of the present situation : "From the beginning of the light those well posted have known that the republi cans had everything east or JNew York; that the Democracy had everything South of the Potomac and Ohio rivers, and everything west of the Missouri river, and that it has got such a hold in the Northern states of the eastern portion of the Mississippi Valley that the entire Maine election or the Vermont elec tion have been insufficient to make McKinley and Hanna feel secure. The Democratic party, with all the handicaps that haVe been placed up on it, is in a better position to win a victory today than it has been at this stage of the campaign in any contest in the last twenty years. We are going to win this fight. Maine and Vermont prove that the Republicans were correct in their estimate of New England, just as Arkansas and Alabama proved that the Democrats were correct in their estimates as to the situation in the South and West." A HISTORIC RELIC. Brought Out by Dr. Blacknall on the Oc casion of Mr. Bryan's Visit. Last night just before Mr. Bryan returned to the train, a waiter was observed moving towards the Union depot with a long slender bottle, three feet in length and filled with liquid. Accompanying it was a very elongated tumbler, at least a foot in height and with a possible capacity of two quarts. A closer inspection revealed the fact that it was the four gallon George Washington bottle owned by our good friend, Dr. G. W. Black nall. The Press-Visitor ran across this letter which explains whatfollowed: Col. J S.Carr Mr Dear Sir: I beg that you present with my compliments and best wishes this bottle of native Concord wine to the Hon. William J. Bryan, our next President Both bottle and tumbler are unique old family relics and have not been used on a State occasion since the visit of Sir Walter Raleigh to the city years ago, as nothing before was thought of sufficient importance to call them out. With my gcod wishes both for the President and yourself, believe me, Very truly, G. W. Blacknall. Those fine Delaware grapes which Mr. R. P. Howell has on ice at his stall at the market house are delici ous. - We have tried them. Mr. Howell has everything freSh and nice as you will see by his advertise ments in these columns every day. ' The organ recital at First Baptist church will betrin promptly at 8 o'clock tonight. REM Pickpockets,! Touched Many People f last Night. A SUSPEQT IS HELD. Gives His Name aa'Joha Johnson of Knox villa, Tenn.-J. hit. Mitchell of Wake Forest was Robbed of $512 Others 'Injured." A rich reward was reaped by pickpockets in thiscity lastevening. At least a dozen crooks, who are highly accomplished in their pro fession, worked the crowd at the Bryan speaking. These filcbers of lucre have been following in the wake of 'Mr. Bryan on his present trip and at every place of any size there has gone up a wail of distress among the people Who have contrib uted to the cause of the crook pro fession by carelessness. At all the points in this State, where Mr. Bryan has spoken, people have been robbed. Yester day 's papers in the towns west of here, where Mr. Bryan spoke, tell the same story. Had the people read yesterday afternoon's Pkbss-Visitok, there would be fewer instances of "wads" lost today. When Mr. Bryan spoke at Hickory he saw the pickpockets at work among the crowd and called the at tention of his hearers to the fact. In Raleigh it is known that some twenty-five people were touched for their valuables,and the number who were ashamed toinform their friends of the fact, as well as those who were too timid will never be known. There were a great many country men given the glad shake. The names of the "injured " whom the Press-Visitor has run across today makes a pretty good string, while there are others who were touched and whose names we are not at liberty to make public. In addition to Mr. Pickard, who was robbed of $750 at Durham yes terday, others "hurt" were as fol. lows: J Wiley Mitchell, of Wake Forest, $512. W T Williams, of Ringwood, $110. F C Weathers, of Millbrook, $22. C M Pepper, correspondent of the New York Herald, $27. J Wiley Winston, of Youngsville, $15. W B Upchurch, brother of Con stable Upchurch, $15. - Mr Davis, of Norfolk, $87. H A London, of Pittsboro. F M Simmons. Capt C M Cooke. - Ex-Judge Spier Whitaker. A C Green, ex-State Senator. Mr Ballentine, of Varina. J R Paylor, Park Hotel. Mr Johnson, brother of D T Johnson. D T Moore, of Raleigh. Mr Mitchell, of Wake Forest, was robbed of $512 and a gold watch just as he was getting on the train last night to return home. He rea lized that he was being robbed and grabbed at the thief, who ran off. Officer Beasly gave chase, but the man disappeared in the dark. The pickpockets took Mr. W. T. Moore's purse, butthey only secured one dollar. A countryman whose name could not be obtained was also robbed of all the money he had. He vowed that he had his hand in his pocket with his money clasped tightly at the time it was taken. One arrest was made last evening and the man is held at the police station, but it is doubtful whether a case can be made against the fellow. Deputy Oaks made thearrest. He had been watching a suspicious party, when this man came up to him and told him to get to work "Run your hands down in their pants pockets" the coach er said, and officer Oaks immediately laid hands on him. He called for help and took the fellow to the station. There was a large crowd in the Mayor's office this morning expect ing to see the suspectarraigned, but his case ia being purposely delayed in order to get more direct evidence against him if possible. The man arrested is rather tall, quite slim and his face is -clean shaven. He gives his name as John Johnson, and claims to hail from Knoxville, Tennessee. He says he is a barber by trade. -. Mayor Russ recognizes having seen him on the Bryan special last evening, ; . . The fellow did not have a very large amount of money on, his per son. He had a handsome open face r? ' and bf ' C, gold Swiss watch. It is old faIiioned and with it was a small neat chain and charm. Two passes, one Big Four aadone Pennsylvania were found on his person. These he claimed to have bought from a scalper. "Johnson," as he gives his name was well dressed and makes a good appearance, as did all the pickpock ets seen yesterday . Mr. Pickard who was robbed of $750 at Durham went down to see the man held here in order to identi fy him if possible, but he was satis fled that he was not with the gang that robbed him. Others who were robbed failed to identify him. About Nash Square this morning six pocket books were found, which had been discarded by the thieves. NEW TORPEDO BOATS. American Builders Asked for Estimates for a Remarkable Fleet. By TelegTaph to the Press-Visitor. Norfolk, Va., Sept. 18. Thirteeu torpedo boats to cost not more than $1,300,000, authorized by the Itfst session of Congress, are being com peted for today and bids are being opened at the Navy Depart ment. Three of these vessels must have a speed of 30 knots, which will surpass anything ever built in America, and will equal a railroad rate of 34 1-2 miles per hour. The cost of these vessels is limited to $300,000, and for the remaining ten a total of $500,000 is allowed, an average of $50,000. It is expressly stipulated that not more than three of any of these boats are to be constructed in one yard or by one contracting party. If possi ble, at least one boat is to be built on the Mississippi, one on the Gulf of Mexico and one on the Missouri river., For the ten smaller vessels the department will entertain bids for two separate types, for which plans are supplied involving ap proximately 105 feet length, 12 feet beam, 4 feet mean draught, 08 tons displacement, 850 horse power and 20 knots speed, armed with two single deck torpedo guns and one one-punder rapid-fire rifle. No premium will be paid; but a deduc tion at the rate of $10,000 per knot will be exacted below 20 knots. On plans of their own builders are in vited to propose 22 knot boats which are to be abiut 10 feet long, 150 tons displacement and 1,700 horse-power. The thirty-knot 'vessels are also to be upon the builders' own plans, their tremendous speed on trial being required for only one hour, while in the case of the other boats the rate of twenty or twenty-two and one-half knots is to be main tained two hours. The widest lati tude has been allowed the designers, speed being practically the sole con sideration. About thirty builders have in formed the Navy Department that they are figuring for these vessels. The awards must be made by Octo ber 8. It is not expected that the bids on their face will give any in dication of the result of the compe tition. SPEAK HERE NEXT WEEK Our Own Pou to Meet "L'nclc" Stroud in Raleigh on the 24th. Hon. E. W. Pou, the brilliant standard-bearer of the Democracy in this the Fourth congressional dis trict, was here today and left this afternoon for his home in Johnston county. It will be a pleasure to all to know that Mr. Pou will meet Mr. Stroud, the Populist nominee, in joint debate here next week. Mr. Pou will be given a big welcome here by his many admirers in Ral eigh on the night of the 24th, when he meets Mr. Strowd. Congressman Strowd is in the city today, having remained over from the Bryan speaking. Joint discussions have been ar ranged at the following times and places in Wake county : Hutchinson's Store, Monday, Sep tember 21; Rolesville, Tuesday, Sep tember 22; Wakefield, Wednesday, September 23; Garner, Thursday, September 24; Raleigh, (at night) Thuvsday, September 24; Sextons, Friday, September 25; Apex, Satur day September 26. Hon. P. T. Massey, Republican candidate -Congress, has been invited to be present and take part in the discus sion. All speakings in the day com mence at 2 p.m., except on Satur doy, when they commence at 11:00 ft. m. Receipts of cotton were again heavy today - There were upwards of four hundred bales on the market. TODAY'S MARKETS. Cotton Closed in New York at About Yes terday's Closing Prices. Nw York, Sept. 16. Cotton quotations furnished by E. B. Cuthbert & Co., 56 Broadway, New York, and 305 Wilmington street, Raleigh, over their special wire: MONTHS. OPEN- HIGH- LOW- CLOS ING. EST. EST. INQ 8 22 8 26 8 15 8 23- 8 29 8 29 8 20 8 27- 8 39 8 33 8 24 8 31- 8-44 8 37 8 28 8 35- i'm '8 06' 796' 8 02-" 7 98 8 u6 7 96 8 04- 8 08 8 17 8 07 8 14- January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, Sept'mb'r, October, Novemb'r, December, New York futures very dull and featureless today, opened steady 3 to 5 points lower, declfned gradaully 6 to 6 points, finally closing at about even prices with yesterday. New York Stock Market. The following were the closing quotations on the New York Stock Exchange today : Missouri Pacific 18 Union Pacific Rock Island St. Paul 70i General Electric 27 Tennessee Coal and Iron 20 Manhattan 85i American Tobacco 61i Burlington and Quincy 661 Western Union 80i Louisville and Nashville 40 United States Leather 504. Southern Railroad i Southern Preferred 21i Chicago Gas 691 Sugar 1121 Reading Des. and Cr t. Feed t Atchison D. L. & W 152 Jersey Central 100 Erie Silver Liverpool Cotton Market. September 4.321 September-October 4.27 October-November 4.24 November-December 4.22 December-January 4.21 January-February 4.21 February-March 4.22 Chleago Grain and Provision Market. The following were the closingquo- tations on the ChicagoG rain and Pro vision market today: Wheat December, 801; May, 65. Corn December, 22; May, 24j. Oats December 161; May 19. Pork January, 5.85; May, 6.92. Lard December, 3.45; May, 3.80. Clear Rib Sides October, 3.10; Jan uary 3.42. New York Cotton Letter. By private wire to G. E. Leach. New York, Sept. 18, 189C. Liverpool opened 4 to 5-16th off with spot sales of 7,000 bales, all American, 500 bales for speculation, middling spot 4 21-32; receipts 4,000 bales, of which 3,0o0 bales were American. The market improved slightly, but closed quiet at bottom prices. New York opened at 6 to 9 points off, but regained gradually the loss. Later on the market de clined about 10 points owing to pri vate cables from Manchester that spinners would go on short time. Afterwards this report was denied and the market recovered closing finally 2 points below last night. The market is in a dragging con dition, receipts continue very heavy. Manchester and continental spin ners are evidently not willing to enter the market at present prices, believing that the crop will turn out better than expected and the dull ness of the dry goods trade and heavy stocks prevent American spin ners from buying freely. The unsettled political and finan cial situation helps to create a cer tain uneasy feeling. MONEY TO BURN. J. A. Cheek, of Hlllsboro Wants to bet $2,500 on McKinley, Rassell and Settle Mr. James A. Cheek of Hillsboro writes to a party here that he will bet $500 that Russell will carry the State, $500 that McKinly will carry the State, $500 that Settle will carry his district, $1,000 to $500 that McKinly will be elected. "I mean business," Mr. Cheek "and as an evidence of this ....T&Saas on deposit with Mr. Jos. G. Brown at the Citizens Na tional Bank." Hill Sayeth Not. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Albany, Sept 18. Senator Hill has refused to confirm or deny the report that he will soou issue a statement in support of the Chicago ticket . Minor Matters Manipulated for the Many. AROUND THE CITY. Pot-Pourri of the Mews Pictured on P per Points and People Pertinently Picked and Pithily Put in Print. The Fayelteville Observer says a full suit of penitentiary striped clothing was found in a ditch in that town a few days. See the new announcement today of Mr. A. B. Stronach. The ladies should be sure to call Monday and see bis fine new display. Note the announcement elsewhere of a new grocery store opened by T. B. Renalds. He will keep every thing fresh and selected. Give him a call. Mr. Wm. McPheeters left this morning for Clinton South Carolina, to enter for the third year the Pres byterian College of South Carolina. Those persons who used torches in the procession yesterday evening will confer a favor on the local com mittee by promptly returning to the station house. A freight train was wrecked on the S. A. L., at Colon, 30 miles South of here today . A brakeman was killed and 13 cars wrecked. A jvreckiLg train went from here to the scene of the wreck. The cause of the wreck is not known. Mr. J. A. Hayes has a grapho phone at J. Hal Bobbitt's drug store which is a source of great en tertainment to those who crowd around it. It recites Mr. Bryan's Chicago speech with the President ial candidate's exact intonation, and also- all the up-to-date songs and instrumental selections. It will be on exhibition at Bobbitt's drug store tonight and tomorrow, and Mr. Hayes says he is also arranging to have Mr. Bryan's Raleigh speech put on. When Mr. Bryan sat down to dinner at the Park hotel last night there was a beautiful ice cream heart before him. It was of exquisite de sign and was the contribution of Mr. A. Dughi. On it were the words: "Our next President. " Mr. Bryan was highly pleased with the compliment and so expressed him self. He took part of it to the train with him with the declaration that the engineer should share it and he did. The heart was a beautiful piece of work gotten up in Mr. Dughi 's best style. Miss Bertha Dunnock, one of the best milliners ever sent out by the great house of Armstrong, Cator & Co., has arrived and taken charge of the extensive and elegant millinery department in Mr. W. E. Jones' big dry goods store at 206 Fayetteville street. For elegance of design, va riety of conception, largeness of stock and smallness of prices Mr. Jones' millinery department must be without an equal in this State. Miss Dunnock has the reputation of being one of the most expert trim mers ever trained in the immense establishment of Armstrong, Cator & Co. Perfection of style, high class material and unexcelled trim ming makes a combination that is bound to sell the goods. Fair and Wanner. An area of moderately high pres sure Covers Alabama, Florida and Georgia, while low pressure prevails over the Northern and Western States. These conditions favor continued fair and warm weather here. The weather is clear over the South and central states east of the Missippippi, with Southerly winds prevailing. In the Northwest rain is falling at several stations. There have been no decided changes in temperature, warm weatherprevails everywhere except Northwest. Bryan at Goldsboro. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Goldsboro, N. C, Sept 18. Bryan arrived at 11:20 last night In the private car in which he was travel ing and was side-tracked until ninf o'clock this morning at which hour be delivered an address from the platform to a large crowd which had uccu naibiug nun c unwi't. i, a: : "