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I.Irs. Trice Crushed by
Giant Oat
a
HOUSE SHATTERED.
Husband and Son Caught fey Falling Tha.
ber, But Eecape-Great Damage Dona
Big Warehouse Blown tow
The greatest storm we have bad
' In several years raged yesterday
afternoon and last night. . The rain
was accompanied by a terrific wind
' 'ppcreAting havoc and doing
uumage to 4 property ; and trees
generally. The storm -was most
severe from 6:30 to 8:30. "Treos were
blown down, fences toppled over,
-ignB sent sailing up the street and
all manner of damage done
. The streets were blocked with
fallen trees and limbs, : making it
almost impossible for pedestrians to
walk. On Fayetteville and the other
- business streets awnings were torn
' and tattered, boxes and barrels over
turned, and signs knocked down.
' rj.j,e wjna yew wjth' great velocity,
sweeping small objects before it.
--'Weather officer Von Herman , re-
't jtorts that the gale' travelled; at a
velocity of 26 miles an hour. A few
' t. years ago, the wind blew at the rate
of 59 miles pee hour," which was the
.-' most severe wind storm ever known
In Raleigh. . - -
;' All the wires were' down for-a
while last night '
t The streets and sidewalks this
morning' were strewn with wreck
age, the result of last night's storm.
At St. Mary's, Dr. Hoggs .and Dr.
Hawkins,' large and stately trees
t were blown down and severely dam
j . aged.
A police officer who made the
t rounds of the city last evening
. looking for fallen wires reports that
' . the storm was more severe In the
- , Eastern part of the city than in the
Western. There were twice the
number ofwlres down in the East-
an IB the Western sec
tion, of the city. Some of the largest
and finest specimens of oak trees in
the city were blown over.- In Mt;
Ellington's yard on Jfe wbern avenue
two very large oaks fell." On Blount
street near Morgan, a giant elm fell
on a one story house belonging to
Mr. David Williams,of Method. The
tree drove in the porch and damaged
the house. " Had It ' fallen - with
-full force the house would have been
wrecked, and the occupants injured.
- Many buildings s ere unroofed
'during the evening. The market
house roof was damaged Very badiy,
the tin roofing on one. side being
nearly all torn away. : The roofs to
the Yar borough and Park hotels and
other , buildings in the city were
more or less damaged. No estimate
. has been made of, the damage done,
and as yet it is impossible to do so.
In th County.
. The storm was', not so severe in
the eastern part of the county,- but
all reportsrfrora other sections tell
. of great ' destruction of property.
Many farmers report that the wind
stripped the fields of cotton. One
farmer reported that theground was
covered in his section with loose
cotton, and the fields presented the
appearance of a snow. Trees
were blown down and farm, bouses
injured,. - . . ' ..,
Death in the storm.
. Thi storm carried terror and fore
bodings of danger . to many homes
last nlghtpbut toone humble cottage
it carried death. A sad and dis
tressing story comes from St. Mat
thews' township . near Garner.
Wben one of the strongest blasts of
wind - was expending its fury, a
giant oak gave way to the force of
the dements and fell on theliouse of
Mr. C. N. Triced The week timbers
of the house t gave way before
the tree, which crashed in on
Mr. - Trice, his wifo and little
son. Mrs. Trice who had just re
tired was caught by flying timbers
and crushed, to death. Mr. Trice
- and little son, who were sitting near
the fire place, were knocked io the
floor when the house gave in, but
their injuries (Were only slight and
they managed to find their way out
from under the wreckage. - ' vr
At Method, the storm did a good
deal of damage. A newly constructed
tarn which was nearing completion,
a small dwelling house, the
smoke stack to Tucker's gin,
fences and other " property were
1 'awn down. West of here the dam-
t :o was greatest and the storm
to reach its height near
DurhamT" Col: Benehen , Cameron;
who passed through today said the
damage there was. greater- than at
any other point through which he
passed. - " ' ' . ' Z
: At Wake Forest a small d welling
belontrinz to Willis .Johnson was
turned over. : J1"" , '
t Great Damage at Loulabnrg.
The storm created. great deal of
damage at Lo.ulsbuTg. The immense
tobacco ; . warehouse constructed
last summer was-- knocked down by
the wind. -The warehouse was well
filled with tobacco -and the damage
will run up in the thousands. 1
AiHenderson the, storm waiAery.
destructive. ; A large tobacco ware
house was knocked down there.-
. . ; ' Tha namage at Durham,
T Our Durham correspondentwrites
A terrible wind and rain storm
struck here last" night causing con
slderable damage.. The large prize
house of W..T- Carrlngtoa which
contained about half million pounds
leaf tobaccocotnfyetelycollapsed.and
is an entire wreck, ,
The following is a list of the fac
tor ls4.n roofed by the storm: Black-
wells Factory, 'about two-thirds of
the roof blown off, Zt I Lyon Tobac
co Works partially, unroofed, R F.
Morris & Son Manufactory Company
completely unroofed. - East Durham
and Pearl Cotton Mills roof badly
damaged and partly unroofed. ; '
T, D: Jones prize house, one-third
roof gorie. Several stores on main
street were slightly damaged and a
number of trees-and small shanties
weretlown down. ' No estimate has
been made of the damage done:
TO BE FULLY .EQUIPPED.
! :t'. : i: 1 'i . ' . ' " . VV'
Change In Name and Servlee of the
; :, Weather Bureau.
With removal of the Weather Bu
reau. Mr. C. F. Von Herrman, the
local observer, makes an announce
ment. ' :.: , ;
The announcement is made to all
interested in the North. Carolina
State Weather Service, of a change
in the name of the Service, and it3
establishment on an independent
basis.' ;
- The official designation .of the
State Weather service division of the
United States Weather Bnreau has
been chaneed recently to "Climate
and Crop Division, and in "accord
ance therewith the name of the State
Weather ' Sevice becomes: '-North
Carolina Section of the Climato and.
Crop Service of the Weather Bu
reau,"" The reason for this change
is that the State Services are really
concerned withr the , climatology of
their ' respective districts.' In the
words of the Chief, "it Is de
sired to- emphasize the distinction
between-1 'climate' and -'weather.' i
The term "climate refers especially
to seasonal meteorological conditions
and to the variations between places
in their average metebrologicalea
tures.' The work of voluntary ob-"
server and crop correspondent has
to do almost entirely with 'climate' i
and not with 'weather, which latter
term refers more especially to the
drift of chauging air conditions from
day-to day." . "
' The present Chief 6f the Weather
Bureaux Prof.- Willis L.: Moore, has
long recognized the desirability of
having the various . publications of
the State services issued in a. uni
form manner, - His practical and far-
seeing policy has already resulted
in a number of important improve
ments in the Climate and Crop ser
vices throughout the country, the
most noteworthy of which is the
establishment at State centers of
printing plants -for the purpose of
securing the long-sought object 01
issuing . the . daily weather ' maps,
weekly crop bulletins and monthly
meteorological reports In uniform
and excellent style. Nothing could
do more to popularize, the work of
the Weather Bureau and extend its
usefulness so as to fully meet the
needs of the people throughout the
country, . . . - " ' .
The North Carolina Section is
fortunate in having been designated
to receive a complete printing plant,
including, stereotyping outfit, and
the full equipment of its central sta
tion at Raleigh, : with instru
ments for . exhibition purposes.
Heretofore ; the State (service has
been conducted in co-operation with
the North Carolina Agricultural Ex
periment Station, whose Director
has been ex -officio Director of the
State Weather Service, During the
period of its existence (1886 to 1896)
the publications of the State Weather
Bureau were"lssued in an excellent
manner by the North Carolina Ex
periment Station itpd credit is due
for valuable assistance in building
up the State Weather Service and in
demonstrating its utility to the
people. , i ,' ' ; - :
The Chief of the Weather Bureau
RALEIGH,
-
is determined that there shall be no
deterioration in the character of the
service rendered to the people of
North Carolina; the Central station
at Raleigh wJU be fully equipped as i
Meteorological Observatory, and all
publictitions issued 'from our own
pre,ss and every effort will be made
to maintain the North Carolina Sec
tion of the climate and Crop Service
in its present state of efficiency and
to Improve upon the same." The
Section Director, . whose connection
with the Service dates from August,
1889t fully appreciates the voluntary
labor of all who have been members
during that period, and is confident
-aamfl cordial rw-nnA ration
-. - y- r.
wilt be extended to the not manage
ment as heretofore to the old. .
FUSION LIKELY.
Free Silver Demoerata and Popullata Will
Join Isauea. 4 l
Chicago, Sept. - 30.-r-A special
from Indianapolis says there is lit
tle doubt but fusion between the
Free Silver Democrats and Popu
lists on the electoral ticket will be
accomplished at. the joint meeting
today as the. plans have been per
fected and nothing remains but to
ratify the agreement
; There will be a few middle-of-the-
road Populists here, but it is not the
intention of the leaders to take their
advice. The silver Democrats are
willing to concede five places on the
electoral ticket to the Populists, and
this is all the Populist leaders are
now demanding.
Chairman Rosenheimer, of the
State Populist committee, was at
silver Democratic headquarters yes
terday, with S. M. Sbepard, and
there will be nothing for today's
conference to do but ratify the
agreement that has been entered in
to." It lsvpretty , well understood
that the Populist slate will event
ually be withdrawn. There is now
fusion between the two parties in
about- half the Congressional dis
tricts and in twenty-nine legislative
districts. ' " ;
WALSER FOR GREENBACK
He and Judge Roesel Spoke for Silver in
-Halifax County. -
Judge D." L. Russell and Zeb
Vance Walser arrived in the city
yesterday and spent the night with
the boys.
The' Judge and Walser made
speeches in Halifax county, in which
they declared for free silver .and
never referred to sound money. A.
gentleman who was present asserts
that Zeb Vance Walser went so far
as to say he favored greenbacks.
Russell and Wslser bad an ap
pointment at Louisburg which they
failed, to make. It was not their
fault, however, as , the train for
Louisburg was several hours late,
T.hey left this morning'for Nashville
where they speak tonight.
': Judge Russell was very careful
about which' train he got on tljis
morning. Monday Jbe jumped
aboard the Southern's Norfolk spe
cial by mistake, and the error was
not discovered until the train was
moving off. - The train was. stopped
and the Judge ambled across the
shed and took the: Seaboard mail,
which was in waiting.
. , Don't Fail to Register.
r Owing to a-division of the wards,
there is to be an entire -ne w regis
tration in Raleigh this year. Before
you can "vote you must get your
name on the new polling books. No
man can cast bis Vote in November
without first having his name prop
erly registered.- . . ., ,
The registrars in every precinct
will be at the several places appoint
ed on each' Saturday from 9 to 4 in
the , afternoon for the ' purpose of
registering every voter in the city.
The books are closed on .Saturday
afternoon October 17th, and behoe it
is important that the Democratic
voters should give this matter their
attention at once, also to see that
every Democratic voter is registered
before the books are closed as it will
be next to impossible 4 vote unless
your name is on theregistration
books. 0- ' - . '
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; Remember that there are only, four
more days on which you can regis
ter. ' .
Ma Reach an Amicable Agreement.: . -
Capt. J. W. Graham is in Winston
and he thinks that he can effect an
amicable . understanding with all
parties that will avert the necessity
of any legal proceedings. He thinks
that the Investigation will result in
the issuing of letters of instruction
to registrars all over the Slate, bear
ing upon the point in question, by
the State Chairman or the three
political parties. '
N.'C; WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1896.
' . . ' 1 ' " - , i ;
"The Republicans are Better
Friends of Silver" ! .
SAYS THE CAUCASIAN
Will Fight Democracy from Now Oa As
Enemy to Silver Annoure:a Irs
- v 7 Purpose Savs tinner' and
, Pearson are for Silver.
The Caucasian in its issue' this
wj?ek breaks the ice and eomes very
near gofng1 Over to- thft. republican
party. . Indeed it defends theatti-
tude of the republicans in this state
and makes the remarkable state
ment that the Republicans are better
friends of silver than the Democrats.
That paper has literally spit in the
face of alliusion Democrats.
"Why is it" the Caucasian asks
"that Democrats, who are now pven
surpassing (if possible) Populists in
making "Populist" speeobes, and
who are out doing the only original
silver man in declaring for free
silver meet in districts now repre
sented in Congress by Populists
who are known to favor sil ver, and
put up "free silver" Democrats
against these free silver Populists ?
Do these Democrats hope to split
the vote by this sort of proceeding,
and thus insure theelection of gold
bugs from these d istriots ? V
The Caucasian declares that the
cause of silver ie safer in Populists
hands than in Democratic. The pa
per says "that the variety of 'free
silverism,' which seem to. be. mani
fested by Democratic proceedings is
the very kind of . "free silverism"
that the Populists will oppose and
fight now and. forever. X
"You may howl yourselves hoarse
and "cuss" yourselves black in the
face about the methods by' which we
will fight it, but we will "light on
just the same. "
"Just survey the situation a mo
ment. Just consider how ridicu
lously you are acting by lustily how
ling for silver while you are trying
to drive from Congress four silver
men whose record is unimpeachable
and whose future purpose la unques
tionable! Indeed you are trying to
defeat six men whose records on the
silver question are as good as any
record you can show, for as a matter
of fact Pearson and Linney can com
pare favorably with you on this
issue.
Yes, while you are trying to de
feat these four or six men, the Re
publicans of the State are helping
the Peoples party to elect five silver
Populists to Congress from this
State."
"Continue'' says "the Caucasian,"
to believe that it is perfectly proper
to flgbt Populists everywhere, butit
is uuholy to fight Democrats any
where and it will cost you a smash
ing defeat in November, when you '11
find that you haven't a single repre
sentative, in Congress. "
"The dictates of common sense,
all the power of logic and the full
force, of reason combine to persuade
the Populists, that, under existing
circumstances, the Republican party
of North Carolina is far more friendly
to the cause of silver than the Dem
ocratic party is, and as long as this
appears to be so, it will be our pur
pose to stand by our Republican
friends on this silver issue and trust
them in preference to trusting Dem
ocrats who show no hesitation, in
trying to defeat the most reliable
silver forces that ever went to Con
gress from this State. Now, you
have it flatly and plainly." 2 '
W1U Furnish Election Keturaa.
.The Postal Company will be pre
pared to furnish bulletins givingthe
returns of the coming national elec
tion, by messenger or special wire,
as may be desired.lo clubs, theatres,
public ' gatherings, cafes or indi
viduals. - i' .-'.-? &;:ri
Their . bulletin service from the
recent National Conventions was
highly commended everywhere ; as
the very best, and the company aims
to.make an equally good record in
November.' . " "
Rates will be furnished upon ap
plication to the local manager Mr.
W. J. Crews."
To Collect for tha Preaa-Vialtor.
- Mr. J. W. Foster takes a position
with the Press-Visitor as collector
of subscriptions and will call upon
our readers monthly for . their sub
scriptions. Mr. Foster is a young
gentleman of courteous and pleas
ant address and we bespeak for him
the good wili of our patrons and
prompt payment when he calls.
(AN EXTENSIVE BURGLARSAFE IN. WAKE'S JAIL
J
Arrested in Philadelphia and Will be
p - turned to North Carolina. -'
- Governor Carr today made rel
sition on the Governor of Pennsyh
vania for Younir Savage, who is
wanted for numerous burglaries In
Scotland Neck. ,
; The Philadelphia Item has the fol
lowing about Savage's arrest; ' :
"A colored man'carrylng a suspl
cious-looking bundle was seen by
Policeman Bayard walking along the
tracks of the Philadelphia, Wilming
ton and Baltimore Railroad. He
was evidently not glad to be asked
what was in the bundle, and after
he bad contradicted himself several
times the policeman decided to lock
him up. He gave his name as W.
rulig'vawejindsaidhis home is
is iNortn uaroiina.
, "That he forgot all abeut a news
paper clipping in one of his pockets
is evident. It was from a Raleigh,'
N. C, paper, and told of the many
burglaries committed by W. Young
Savage,' who hod not belied his
name, in' the manner of escaping
from a deputy sheriff of a near-by
town. Savage is also thought to be
W. E. Smith, wanted for a recent
robbery in Delaware county, Magis
trate Evans sent him to prison to
await the action of the North Caro
lina authorities. The prisoner set
up the ingenious defense that he
bad been thinking so much over the
deeds of his former friend, W
Young Savage, that he had given
his name 'iiconsciously. But that
didn't work.
RIGHT IN LINE.
Our Special
Fair Edition
Success.
to be a Big
Mr. C. Beauregard Poland, the
young Kentucky journalist is much
gratified with the success he is hav
ing with the special Fair Edition of
the Press-Visitor. The up-to-date
merchants who believe in advancing
the interests of their busines and
in keeping the city of Raleigh before
the people as the leading city of our
State are right in line, and quite a
number of them have engaged space
in this edition and more are coming
in each day.
Among the enterprising business
men who have engaged space in this
issue are: The Commercial and
Farmers' Bank, Sherwood Hicrgs
& Co., W H & R S Tucker & Co., W
E Jones, Cross & Linehan, the Bob
bitt Drug Co., J R Ferrall & Co.,
T B Renalds, the North Carolina
Book Company, W B Upchurch,
Wynne & Birdsong, Caraleigh Phos
phate and Ferterlizing Works, E V
Denton, McClure & Peterson, the
Equitable Life Assurance Associa
tion.
This edition as an advertising
medium will be a big feature of the
State Fair and will reach nearly all
visitors coming to Raleigh. Thou
sands of copies will be distributed
at the Fair and in the city.
If you have anything to advertise
and have not already done so,- you
should see Mr. Poland and engage
space at once. Every enterprising
business man in the city of Raleigh
should be represented in this issue.
This special Edition will contain
valuable statistics ou Tobacco, Cot
ton, and other agricultural informa
tion. As well as a write up of our
schools and colleges. Every college
in the State should be represented
in this issue. Also writeups of the
Capital City Club, Chamber of Com
merce and other choice bits of infor
mation. If Mr. Poland has not
already called to see you, do not get
impatient but, get your advertising
ready and when he calls be ready to
talk business and do business with
him. - ;
This will be the best edition ever
published by an afternoon daily in
the State.
To Compete With Keeley.
A syndicate of New York physi
cians have hit upon a scheme for the
curing of drunkenness that will give
the Eeeley cure two in the game and
beat it out ; The physicians refer
red to have a deal whereby they
have secured the absolute control of
an Island in the South Sea. 1 Upon
this Island It is their intention to
erect a magnificent hotel and provide
every Imaginable luxury except in
toxicating liquors. Then tbey will
be ready for business with- the
wealthy friends of wealthy drunk
ards only. Tt is their purpose to
exact a fee of $5,000 for each patient.
Upon ' the . payment of the fee the
patient will be taken to the island
and kept there for one year, when
he will be permitted to return, cured
of his disease. .
There are 245 students registered
at Wake Forest College.
'i'V - f
The Tuo Cenderson Murderers Brought
To Raleigh.
The two negroes who committed
the outrageous and brutal murder
in Henderson' Monday are securely
locked behind the bars of Wake's
jail, where would-be lynchers and
disturbers dare not.
The two negroes were brought to
the city yesterday by Sheriff Smith,
of Vance county. They are mere
boys, both apparently not over 17
or 18 years of age.
The murderers are typical negroes
their epidermis being almost ebony
black. Their names are Tony Bap
tist and Lonza Foster.
The prisoners were brought here
for safe keeping in view of the fact
that the feeling between the two
rases was running so high in. Hen
derson7'a53"sJsa 3. prevent any -at
tempts at lynching. "Criminal court
convenes in Vance on Monday, wben
the two murderers will be taken
back for trial.
In the order of commitment the
county coroner asserts that the
Vance jail is not a safe place.
It is said that the feeeling be
tween the two races in Henderson
is badly engendered on account of
the murder of the young white wo
man. By Monday it is expected that
the excitement of the past few days
will have worn off, and the priso
ners can return to Henderson un
molested.
Persons from Henderson state that
the object of the two negroes in vis
iting the house of Miss Faulkner
was rape -
Party Duty and Individual Responsibility.
Charlotte Observer.
In last Saturday's Observer we
undertook to impress the people
with the importance of the defeat of
Russell and of regaining the State to
the Democracy. If we may be par
doned for seeking to divert their
thoughts from those things which
most interest them, to those which
are really of most vital concern to
them, we would again say that it
will profit them little to install at
Washington the best government
that was ever had there, if they have
such local and State government as
will render life intolerable.
The Observer, like moat papers
and people, has made so many mis
takes of judgment in its life that it
is safer for it, perhaps, to have the
past forgotten than creditable to it
to recur to that past. And yet we
are minded to recur for one moment
to a series of editorials which ap
peared in this paper in the spring
of 1894, in which it was set forth
that Mr. Cleveland's policy had ex
cited the disapprobation of many of
our people; divisions were arising
between us which threatened the
supremacy of the party at home, and
that we had better leave off quar
reling among ourselves about na
tional issues and bend our energies
toward the perpetuation of the
Democratic supremacy in our own
State and counties. It would profit
nothing to upbraid anybody now be
cause this policy was not adopted.
But we come back, at this juncture,
to that ground, and implore our
good people to address themselves
to those matters of politics which af
fect them most closely. There is no
matter comparable in. importance, to
the people of this State, to the elec
tion of Mr. Watson and the Demo
cratic State ticket and a Legislature,
a majority of it Democratic. We
have had Democratic and Republi
can Presidents and Congresses and
have lived, yea, even prospered,
under both: but we have never had
and will, never have ; Republican
government in North Carolina with
peace and prosperity at the same
time. Republican government, wit a
peace and good order, do not &o
together in the South.
Narrowing the range of observa
tion, if good State government
is necessary, good county govern
ment is doubly so. The government
which is of most concern to the peo
ple is that which is nearest to them.
We ask the readers of this paper,
therefore, to bring their thoughts to
bear upon their own State and coun
ties and, forgetting differences up
on national affairs, unite theirefforts
for good government at home. It
is not straining a point to say, it is
not putting the case too strongly to
say r that it is the part of good citi
zenship for a man; to vote for the
Democratic State, cqunty and legis
lative tickets in North Carolina this
year. , 1 ' - . c.
The trees and shrubbery at the
Capital was damaged very much.
Two large trees wentdown with the
storm. ' .
$3.00 PER YEAR.
Minor Walters Maninnlatad
for the Many.
AROUND THE CITY,
Pot-Ponrrl of tha Kewa Pictured on Pa
per Points and People Pertinently
Picked and Pithily Put in
Print.
The gale last night blew the rcof
entirely off of the large Page-factory
building at Cary.
Owing to the demoralization of
telegraph wires, resulting from the
storm there were no market report 1
""Athfaacs Car No. 1 of Walter L.
Main's Ci rcUs-artjved here today
and the town is being freely decorat
ed with gay lithographs.
The New York Morning Journal,
with characteristic enterprise, had
cabinet photographs of Mr. Bryan
distributed over the city today with
the compliments of the Journal. '
Mr. S. L. Crowder, State bank
examiner will soon make the rounds
of the State banks. In his absence,
Mr. A. K. D. Wallace will act as
teller at the Treasurer's afflce.
The storm knocked railroad sched
ules completely out No trains have
arrived on time today and none of
the Seaboard trains from the South .
had reached here at 3:30 p. m. All
trains are tied up on that road on
account of a washout beyond Mon
roe on the G. C. & N. near the sta
tion of Finton.
The musical for the benefit of
Ladies Aid Society which was to
have been given at the residence of
Mrs. E. E. Moffit on Thursday night,
has been -postponed. The date on
which it will be given will be an
nounced later.
Mr. S. D. Wait, received informa
tion this morning of the sudden
death of Miss Henrietta E. Hansen,-
at her late residence, No. 193 Bel
mont Avenue Jersey City Heights,
New Jersey, on the 28th inst., at 7
o'clock a. m. The funeral will take
place on Thursday Oct. 1st, at 10
o'clock a. m. from her late residence.
Mr. R. B. Raney will tomorrow
foreclose his mortgage on the furni
ture at the Yarboro and will begin .
removing it from the building. The
furniture will for the present be ,
stored in tne warenouse in me rear
of tho Pullen building and the Yar
boro will for the present be closed.
Mr. D. T. Johnson has a few
words to say tn his new advertise
ment today from which it can be
seen that he is always ready to serve
his customers with the best of stand
ard groceries at lowest figures.
Small profits and quick sales is bis"
motto and his patrons are always
pleased with their transactions with
him.
The remains of the late Dr. L. C.
Vass did not arrive here today as
was expected, owing to a washout
near Charlottsville. The body will
pass through tomorrow. Dr. Vass
was a distinguished divine of the
Presbyterian church. He was
Chancellor of the University of Vir
ginia and formerly of Newbern and
Savannah, Ga.
Standard Oil Employes Bulldozed.
The Washington Times of yester
day says:
"The Democratic managers assert
that advices from West Virginia in'
dicate that the Standard . Oil Com
pany have begun to bulldoze their
men in the oil regions. The charge
is distinctly made that Daniel O'Day ,
one of the Standard Oil officials, has
instructed the company's employes
that they must either talk and vote
for McEinley or else keep quiet and
stay away from the polls. He
said to have called a conference of
the foremen andascertaincd the real '
with a view of spotting those who -
are supposed to be for ; Bryan and
yet Keep quiet ana taiK ior racnin-
ley. - -
An Engine Runs Amuck. " '
Sunday there came near being a
serious railway accident in the yards
of the Southern freight depot. , .
The shifting engine, dashed off in
the yards for some unaccountable?
reason. It had not gone far however
before it dashed against another
engine standing in the yards. 1 b
front of both engines were damaged
slightly, the cow catchers and other
features being smashed open.
The fireman was underneath tho
engine working on it when it broke
away. He got from uuder safely.