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VOL. XXXV. NO 181.
Certain That the Deal
' r. Has Been Made,
TO CHANGE HANDS.
- - " Believed that the Pratnt Administration
of the Seaboard Air Una Will Ba Re.
'', tlrad and tbat tt wlU Go Into
1 Other Banda. , -
: The air has bee"n thick with ru
mora for two or three days concern
; In the resorted deal by which the
' Seaboard Air Line Is said tohave
been sold by those who have been
' In control of the svstenL. . Conflict-
Ins reports have appeared In all the
newspapers, but it is learnedtoday
' . tbat the controlling interest in the
. S. A. I has been purchased by
wellknownNew York capitalists who
represent millions of dollars The
same capltellstsare largely Interested
in a number of .other' large railroad
systems, but it is understood that the
Seaboard Air-Lino under fts new
management will not bev operated in
connection with the Southern and
will not be under the control of the
Southern Railway organization but
will be operated in competition with
" it It is also understood that the
deal means the retirement of Mr. St.
John and Mr.Hoffman, although this
may not go Into effect for several
months. Cut-rates will also be dis
continued and all rates will be re
stored to the regular schedule.
The sum and substance of the sit
uation seem to point plainly to Hoff
man's overthrow. v
The Baltimore News of yesterday
contains the following interesting
news concerning the rumored deal :
The financiers, of Baltimore are
thoroughly mystified by the deal
made at ; Portsmouth yesterday by
-which controlot the common stock
of the Seaboard and Roanoke Rail
road passes from the present man
agement to a New York syndicate
' headed by Mr.ThomasF. Ryan. The.
nel&l belief Is that eventually the
proper3 hlc"ff 'fs--4heTBfef conv-"
pany of the Seaboard Air Line sys
tem, will be apsorbed by the South
er ' em Railway Company or at least
operated la connection with that
great' system. This, however, is
emphatically denied ;.both by Mr.
" Ryan and the ' management of the
Southern Railway Company. ;
' The Seaboard and Roanoke , also
controls the Baltimore Steam Packet
Company, which operates a line of
' steamers Between i Baltimore and
- Norfolk and Richmond, and it is said
that the purchase of tho controlling
interest in the common stock of the
Seaboard and Roanoke carries with
U control of the steamboat line. ' '
General Gill returned to Baltimore
this morning, and while hci declined
to make a statement, admitted that
the deal bad been consummated.
, General Gill denies In positive terms
, that the road - will be absorbed by
the Southern or that that company
In
interested in tiny wnjr mm
nurchase. The fact. however, that
Mr. Ryan-is largely interested in the
, ' Southern Rail way Company leads to
the belief that the relations between
the two companies will in the future
be of the most "harmonious";' char
, acter. ' ,
i - It was stated in local financial
4' circles today that the new owners
will form a voting trust to continue
in existence for five years, and that
the shares will be pooled with this
' trust This is supposed to mean
that the trust will hold the stock
nntil such time as it sees fit to sell
. --at its own terms. v
." There probably never was a deal
" of similar importance " conducted
. with greater secrecy than the pres
' ent one. Il ls safe to say that out-
- sfde of the parties immediately Inte
: ' rested nobody knows exactly what
has been done, aside from the fact
that the property has changed o wner-
ship. Nor is it known whether
" President Hoffman will be 'retained
or asked to step out.
There is a clause in the charter qf
the Seaboard and Roanoke Kauroaa
' which provides that a special meet
ing of the stockholders'may be called
at any time by the holders of a ma
' ioritiTof the common stock, who can
oust the president and directors at
, any time they see fit
fhe dispatches sent out frum
Portsmouth vesterdav were taken
in mean that President Hoffman had
won a decided victory over the op
position, and that there would be
no change in the management Later
information, however, sho wed that
this was an error, and that tho deal
engineered by General Gill had gone
throngb. v ' ; :
The " deal was consummated at
Portsmouth yesterday at a confer
ence between tGea Gill, -Messrs.
Thomas F. Ryan and George B.Har
vey, representing a New York syn
dicate, and Messrs Louis McLano,
of Baltimore, Moncure Robinson of
Philadelphia and Judge Leigh Watts
of Portsmouth, with whom 40,000
shares of tho. Company's common
stock were pooled. - ' , ,
These : holdings, with: the i 2700
shares upon which General Gill se
cured an option at $100 a share, will
give .the syndicate control of. 6700
shares out of a .total issue: of 10,687
shares,?. The price agreed upon for
the pool-holdings' is understood to
be II 10 a share mora than the price
at which the minority stock was
secured. The total consideration
will, therefore, be less than $700,000
The Seaboard and Roanoke hr the
present company . of the half-dozen
Hnps making up what is known as
the Seaboard Air Line system.
Mr.- Louis McLane, chairman of
the executive committee, arrived
home today; ' He went to his resiv
denoo, 1101 North Charles street,
early. o a News reporter who
called at the house Mr. McLane said
that he had no statement to make.
He refusedjo. disenss the meeting
at Portsmouth or give any of the de
tails of the transaction.
The wires between Baltimore and
New York were kept hot today ex
changing messages between General
Gill and his principals, but the same
answer was given to all inquiries:
"We have nothing to say,"
, There are many rumors in circu
lation as to what is going to take
place, but it is impossible to verify
any of them. One report is that as
result oi the -aeai tne present
board of directors will resign with
in 30 days and that the new owners
will at onee assume control.
Another Is that President Hoffman
will resign and be succeeded as
president by Mr. Ryan or somebody
to be named by that gentleman. .
A well-known financier, comment
ing on. the transfer of the control of
the road, said: "It is very well for
tins gentlemen who are interested to
deny that (he Southern Railway com
pany is a party to the deal, but their
protestations will deceive nobody.
Mr. Ryan is now, and 'has been for
years, identified with" the interests
that control the Southern Railway;
and there is not the slightest doubt
hi my mind that in this instance he
is acting for that corporation. "
Mr, Hoffman su seceded Mr. John
Robinson as president of both the
Seaboard Air Line and Baltimore
Steam Packet Company, and it Is
said that bis salary is $37,500a year.
The belief that control of the Sea
board Air Line system has been
purctaaseUin the-inters of the
Southern" Railway1 company has
stirred up merchants having busi
ness connection with the South.
The Baltimore Sun of today which
came this afternoon says:
The sale of the Seaboard and Roa
noke stock to the syndicate is un-'
derstood to be contingent upon an
examination of the railroad com-
pany 's books. This, however, is
regarded as satisfactory" from the
representations already made, and
no hitch in the .transfer Is antici
pated from this source. The exami
nation will bo concluded -and the
transfer probably consummated with
in the next thirty days.
As has been-prevlously stated in
the Sun, the Mercantile Trust Com'
pany, in offering par for" options on
a controlling interest in the stock,
had bo desire to freeze out minority
holders of the stock 'after- the con
trol had been secured. The new
purchasers stand ready to purchase
the minority stock of the Seaboard
and Roanoke at par, and the holders
may sign options to sell at this price
to tne Mercantile j. rust company at
anytime.- . ;.' . -
The syndicate, tt is saw, wui
build up a system In the South com-'
nosed of the Seaboard Air Line,
Port Royal and ' Augusta and other
lines in that section already con
trolled by Mr- Ryan and those as
sociated with mm.
: The syndicate, it is stated, now
controls about 0,700 shares of the
11.000 shares of the Seaboard and
Rcanoke stock. This is made up of
the 4,001) snares heia in pooi oy
J ndiTB Watts. xt "Portsmouth. Var
Louis McLane, ofBaltimore, and
Moncure Robinson, ot Jniiadeipbia,
and of the options on about 2,700
shares obtained by the Mercantile
Trust Company. . i
- The pooled interests is understood
to have been bought in at the annual
meeting in Portsmouth on Tuesday.
The options secured by the Mercan
tile Trust Uompany were ootainea
bv the offer of par for the stock.
which has been quoted in the market
at about $15. ""
Itia the imDression with 'those
most familiar with the interests of
the proporty and with the change In
policy contemplated by the new
noanflgement, that PresidentR, Cur-)
zon Hoffman is likely to resign when
the transfer is completed and the
new purchasers take, control. It is
thought be would ; not care to re
main - under the- new manaif-
ment with the knowledge that his
grevious course in ' directing the
usiness of the system was not in
accord with their views, ' ; i t .
. The primary cause of the purchase
was to get rid of the policy of rate
cutting inaugurated under his man
agement and to restore harmony
among the Southern, lines in place of
tne present Hostilities.
A CHARMJNG WEDDING.
Mlaa Luna Crawford and Mr. J. Marshall
''''''":'''- . 'J?-. Barber.' " ' " '
Last night at the First Baptist
Church Miss Luna' Crawford and
Mr. J. Marshal Barber were united
in marriage by Rev. J, W. Carter.
The beautiful and artistio decora
tions at the church, consisting of
choice and rare flowers which were
seen fn profusion presented much
that was beautiful and impressive
to the eye. Suspended from the
massive ceiling was a large wedding
bell, artistically set off with a score
of electric' lights and greenery,
shedding a beautiful radiance on the
happy couple beneath. On each side
of the altar there was a large heart
of evergreens, connected with the
main- decorations by pretty hang
ings of floivers. The altar itself
was profusely decorated with pot
ted plants, palms and evergreens,
presenting a scene of fairy land and
enchantment that was charming in
deed. Promptly at the hour appointed
the grand organ under the mag
netic touch of Mr. S, M. Parish
pealed forth in sweetand entrancing
melody, adding much to the impres
sive ceremony and causing a beauti
ful silence to fall over the large
crowd . present. Then to complete
and enhance the beauty of the scene,
Miss Smith of Peace Institute
sang 'I Love Thee," as her
sweet and well modulated "jice
floated through the brilliantly
lighted church in song, the large
audience became hushed in expect
ancy, as she concluded the charming
visions of .beauty in the form of
bridesmaids' entered . from the
church parlors, and proceeded down
the center aisle and met the bride
and groom at the main entrance. .
Then the party returned with the
ushers, Dr. J. R. Rogers, Dr. J. M.
Ayer, Mr. S. T. Pearce, and Mr. L.
Wilder leading, followed the attend
ants Miss Lilla Ward and Mr R
Edwwd Crawford, Miss Laura Fai
son and Mr. A. D. Creech,. Miss'
Lydia Pryor and Mr. Fred" Walters,
Miss Minnie Barber aid Mr. Way-
land Jones, Miss Mary Crawford
and Mr. F. F. Bowen. Next came
the charming little flower girls, Mis
ses Elaise Faison and Clara Emery.
Miss Love Crawford the maid of
honor came next, followed by the
beautiful bride on the arm of her
brother Mr. W. R.4 Crawford, Jr.
At the altar the bride and maid of
honor were met by the groom and
his "frest man Mr. J. C. Ellington.
Then Dr. J. W. Carter in an eloquent
and impressive manner said the
words that made them man and wife,
'until death do us. part,' after -whish
the bridal party marched out in a
stately manner.
The winsome bride was charming
ly gowned in white satin trimmed
with ribbons, a white tulle veil, and
orange blossoms and a large bouquet
of bride's roses, and she was a sweet
vision ot loveliness Indeed.; The
bridesmaids' were gwned in white
organdix v with pink satin ribbons
carrying each a bouquet of corna
tions and ferns- The sweet little
flower girls each carried baskets of
roses. . ,..
After the ceremony . the bridal
party and immediate relatives were
driven to the Park hotel where a
pleasant reception was held , .after
which an elegant and dainty lunch
eon was served, which was enjoyed
by all. This was served under the
direction ot "mine host. ; Mr. R.
Edward Crawford am was like the
rest of tho ceremony, charming In
deed. After luncheon the party ad
journed to the. hotel parlors where
the time was pleasantly spent midst
music both vocal and instrumental
until the hour for the departure of
the happily wedded couple came..
The party then proceeded to the
depot and midst many congratula
tions departed for their bridal tour
Miss Crawford is the daughter ot
Mr. W, R. Crawford, and her charm
ing personality has won for her
many friends and admirers, .
? The groom is a son ot Mr." J. W.
Barber, and is a congenial and suc
cessful young business man.' ' The
young couple have the best wishes
of many friends in his new life ot
wedded happiness.
J
By. the Democratic National
Committee'
WITH THE- POPULISTS
On Congressmen. So Vatlonal Commlttss
man Josephas .Daniels states -Executive
Committee 'Meet-
lng Tonight. V'
The Democratic State',, Executive
Committee meets tonight at 8 "pnm.
in the Senate Chamber, r- ..;;' ;
It is stated that the meeting will
be marked by the greatest secrecy
and that nothing will be given out.
The call notifying the opmmittemen
of the meeting does not state the ob
ject for which it waatlealled. A
number of committeemeVere seen
today and they were unable to state
the object of the meeting
Chairman Manly originally called
the "meeting to consider some impor
tant points relative to the election
law and other matters of party policy
but since then as yesterday's Pbess-
Vi8itob readers are aware, other
conditions have arisen 'which will
require the attention of the commit
tee, f. '
Since the announcement yester
day that a member of the committee
would introduce a proposition for
fusion in the congressional districts
there has been more or less specu
lation as to what would become of it.
There are all kinds of rumors to be
heard. It was whispered today
tbat it was the desire of the national
committee that the Democrats get
together in this State and .'that Mr.
Bryan had written a letter to that
effect.
National committeeman Josephus
Daniels returned from Wilmington
today, where he had been In consul
tation with Mr. Faulkner and others
of the committee. Mr Daniels is un
aware that Mr. Bryan has written
any such letter as, reported'.and he
gave it as his opinion that 'Jae had
not done so.
Mr. Daniels stated that the Na
tional committee earnestly desired
the election of nine silver congress
men from this State and morever
that the committee would be glad to
see the,, Democrats and Populists
get together in order to accomplish
this,
When questioned as to what the
committee would do tonight, Mr.
Daniels replied that be did not know
not being a member of the commit
tee, HIS BODY COOKED.
Employee In Paper Mill Full on Ueated
Rollers.
Ed Ray, an employee in the mills
of the Raleigh Paper company, lo
cated at the Falls of Neuse, fell from
a gang plank on the heated rollers
that convert the liquid pulp into pa
per and his right side and arm were
literally cooked.
The unfortunate young man pass
ed through an awful ordeal, suffer
ing agonizing pain during the ten
minutes' he was held by the burn-
big irons. His life . hangs in the
balance and the physicians hardly
expect him to live. ''..
The iron rollers on which the
young man fell are so arranged that
it was impossible for them to crush
him. The rollers are heated to a
very high temperature, Sufficient to
fry meat Mr. Ray's clothing caught
In the rollers and he was pressed
against them for ten minutes.
His side was badly burned and
the flesh was burned from his ' right
hand and wrist.
- Young Ray was a "bock .tender"
and his duties were such: that they
called him near the machinery,
which subsequently tortured him
near to death. He was accustomed to
walking across the gang plank, but
Tuesday, the plank slipped, trip
ping him 'and precipitating him on
the heated rollers. The machinery
of the entire paper making plant had
to be stopped before the young man
could be liberated. : He was carried
home and given the best treat
ment possible, but hls suffering is
agonizing., i , . ,
The young man was a native of
Wake county and was learning the
art of paper making, r , .
jy: .-Atteattoa Beptaaopha. : ; .
, There will be the regular meeting
of Improved Order Heptasophs at
the office of Dr. J. W. McGee, Jr.,
this evening at 8 o'clock. The su
preme officers of the order and the
State organiser will be present Al
the members are earnestly urged to
attend. : 5 W, E, Foster,
:. ' Secretary
ei
CANDIDATEf LEAVE.
Entered the Crmpaign Todjr Mr. Hold
inft's Reply.
All the county nominees left the
city today to enter the campaign,
the Republicans and Populists going
to Auburn and the Democrats to
Panther Branch. Sheriff Page, Mr,
N. B. Broughton and Mr. Milliard
Mlal left the city tcgetherthis m jrn
Ing.
The Republican and Populist com
mittee appointed to confer with
Chairman Holding of the Democratic
executive committee with a view to
fusion in Raleigh township on mag
istrates have delivered their propo
sition rollyv, v",,v- y':y":-
Mr. Holding's reply j was very
brief, lie told the committee that
he could not listen to the proposi
tion for fusion on magistrates in the
township. He stated, however that
if they would extend this proposi
tion for an equitable division of
magistrates throughout the county
he would submit the proposition to
his county committee.
The benevolent Populists and Re
publicans who apparently were so
solicitous about electing good men
in Raleigh township said "nay nay"
to the county proposition .
In the township where the Demo-
crats'have every prospect of elect
ing their candidates, the fusionites
step forward with crocadile inten
tions; but in the county "nit."
DFMAURIER DEAD.
The Author of Trilby Passed Away Peace
fully.
Bv Cable to the Press-Visitor.
London, Oct. 8. George DuMau-
rier, artist and author who has been
suffering some time with heart and
lung trouble, and the author of Tril
by, died at two thirty this morning.
The end was painless. He passed
away surrounded by friends. His
illness was pathetic in the extreme.
At his bedside a friend said "Trilby"
is an immense success as a book and
play, DuMaurier replied "Yes, it
has been successful, but the popu
larity has killed me at last,"
Crisis in Spain's Minlstrv.
Bv Cable to the Press-Visitor.
London, Oct. 8. A dispatch to the
Central News from Madrid says a
ministerial crisis has occurred. No
details are given.
Thirty Millions in a Fire.
By Cable to the Press-Visitor.
Lima Peru, Oct. 8. A great fire
at Guayquil Ecuador has been finally
subdued. The estimated loss is
thirty millions dollars. Insured one
one-tenth.
Ten Drowned.
By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor.
Hull, Oct. 8. In a collision this
morning on the Humber between
the steamers Alexander and Emden
the former sank drowning ten of the
crew.
Ex -Judge Whitaker to Canvass.
Ex-Judge Spier Whitaker will
enter the campaign on the 10th of
October, delivering his first speech
at Hillsboro. Judge Whitaker has
been invited to speak at the appoint
ments he has made and he announces
that he will make straight Populist
speeches.
Judge Whitaker will speak in the
counties of Orange, Caswell, Rock
iugham, Stokes, Surry, Guilford.
Forsyth, Alexander, Gaston, Cleve-
lond, Rutherford,- Swain, Jackson
and Haywood, concluding his can
vass at Wayne&ville, October the
Asylum Executive Committee Meets.
The Executive committee of the
Insane Asylum meets here today.
The members of the committee, R.
R. Cotton, John R. Smith and R H.
Speight are here. No business of
unusual importance comes up.
Work on the new annex to the male
department ot the asylum, a con
tract for the construction of which
was let at the last meeting, is pro
gressing rapidly . The foundation
has been laid and the work will be
prosecuted with rapidity .
. Sunday Bales for Druggists.
The druggists of Durham have
adopted a rule iu regard to regulat
ing the closing and keeping open of
their drug stores on Sundays. This
rule will go Into effect on Sunday,
Oct Hth. The different drug stores
will keep open alternately each Sun
day all day, the others being closed.
This la indeed a good idea. . By so
doing most of the druggists who
are on duty all the week will have
an opportunity of. attending divine
worship and resting from their
duties, while the store that keeps
open all day can supply all demands.
A8K8 FOR RENTAL.
Railway Company Asks the Court to
Make the B. a. O. Pay Money.
By Telegraph to thePress-Visitor.
Baltimobe, Md., Oct. 8. The
Southern Railway Company filed a
petition in the United States court,
asking to be allowed to intervene in
the case of the Mercantile Trust
Company against the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company for the pur
pose of collecting a rental of $89,250
on fifty-one miles of track between
Strasburg and Harrisonburg, in
Virginia.
The petition alleges that the track
was leased to the Baltimore and
Ohio in 1873 by tbeVirginiaMidland
and Great boutbern Hallway com
pany, and has since been, operated
by the Baltimore and Ohio at a rental
per year of $89,250. The benefits
accruing under the lease have been
banded down through the Midland
and the Richmond and Danville rail
ways to the Southern Railway Com
pany. It is alleged that the receivers of
the Baltimore and Ohio have power
to pay such bills. A demand was
made March 2d for $44,625, then due,
as the first semi-annual installment,
and another demand for a like
amount on September 2d last. Neith
er demand has been met. The com
pany wishes to intervene, as then it
may secure an order of court for the
payment of rental.
TODAY'S MARKETS.
New York, Oct. 8.
Cotton quotations furnished by G.
E. Leach, Broker, 311 Wilmington
street, Raleigh, N. C.
By Private Wire.
MONTH 4 OPEN mGH- L0W" CU8
unina. INQ INQ
January, 7 92 7 95 7 75 7 80-
February, 7 96 8 00 7 82 7 84-
March, 8 01 8 03 7 84 7 88-
April,
May,
June,
July,
August,
Sepl'mb'r,
October, 764 766 764 7 55
Novemb'r, 7 69 7 73 7 58 7 68-
December, 7 83 7 86 7 66 7 71-
New York futures opened 3
points lower, remained steady until
about noon when the market became
weak and declined 18 to 20 points
but rallied towards the close, clos
ing steady at a net decline of 12 to
15 points.
New York Stock Market.
The following were the closing
quotations on the New York Stock
Exchange today:
Missouri Pacific :
Union Pacific
Rock Island 59
St. Paul 69i
General Electric
Tennessee Coal and Iron 21
Manhattan 89i
American Tobacco 67t
Burlington and Quincy 68i
Western Union
Louisville and Nashville 42
United States Leather
Southern Railroad
Southern Preferred 23i
Chicago Gas 591
Sugar 107
Reading
Des. and Ctt. Feed
Atchison
D. L. A W
Jersey Central
Erie
8ilver
Liverpool Cotton Market.
October 4.24.
October-November 4.20.
November-December 4.18.
Deoamber-January 4.16.
January-February 4.15.
February-March 4.15.
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
The following were the closing quo
tations on the ChicagoGrain and Pro
vision market today:
Wheat December, 681; May,72.
Corn December, 22 J; May, 231 .
Oats December ; May 191.
Pork October, 6.65; January, 7.50.
Lard October, ; January 4.40.
Clear Rib Sides October, 3.50; Jan
uary 3.72.
Seatoa Galea Lodge, Mo. e I. O. O. F.
Regular meeting of Seaton Gales
Lodge No. 64, I. O. O. F., to
night at 8 o'clock. It is earnestly de
sired that every member be present
Members of sister lodges are cor
dially invited to attend -
; The first degree will be con
ferred tonight "A-
A. M. Pownx, N. G.
Thixx, Sec. .
Phataax Lodge. :
Phalanx Lodge No. 34, K. of P.,
meets tonight promptly at 8 o'clock.
All members are earnestly request
ed to attend.
Alex McPuektkrs, Jr., C. C. '
$3.00 PER YEAR.
Minor Matters . Manipulated
for the Many. T
AROUND THE CITY.
Pot-Ponrri of the News Pictured on Pa
per Points and People Pertinently
Picked and Pithily Put in
Print.
There were four bridal couples on '
the vestibule going north this morn
ing. At half past four o'clock Friday
afternoon there will be a meeting
of St. Agnes Guild in the Chapel
of Christ church.
President Hoffman and Vice Presi
dent St. John, of the Seaboird, wlo
are in Wilmington today are ex
pected to arrive here tonight.
There are at present seven prison
ers in Wake county, jail. Five of
these are United States prisoners
and one is here for safe keeping
from another cou nty. Only one of
the seven is a Wake county prisoner.
Ex-Sheriff John R, Smith, of Golds- .
boro is here. Mr. Smith told Par- -
son Leak this morning that he was
prayiDg for him and he hoped he
would get right.
Mr. Ace Harris, who has the dis-
tinction of being the best blender
and mixer in the State, has taken, a
permanent position with Mr. L. J.
Walker, where he will be glad to
see his many friends,
In the Northern division of the
outside west precinct two of the,
registrars are said to be republi
cans. The some conditions exist in
another precinct in the county.
A beautiful order was received by ;
Mr. Dughi yesterday from Louis
burg. It was one of the prettiest
orders ever sent out of Raleigh.
The same thing will be repeated to- -morrow
for Durhajn.
Messrs. Thomas and Campbell are
offering some extrarodinary bar
gains in furniture, and. those who
wish to purchase any thing in their
line should watch for their announc
ements in these columns every day.
The sheriff of Jackson county '
brought two convicts to the peni
tentiary yesterday. One was col
ored and the other white. The '
former gets three years and the lat
ter two.
Mr. B. R. Lacy returned to the
city today from a campaigning tour
in the West Mr. Lacy went to
Swepsonville for the purpose of ,'
meeting Mr. Matthew's the Labor
Commission from Maine who is '
stumping the state for McEinley and
to induce him to divide time with
him. Mr. Lacy met Mr. Matthews
and asked for a division of time.' The
Maine Commissioner replied that he
was willing to divide time, but that -his
committee was opposed to it and
therefore he would have to decline.
Prltchard Would'nt Divide-Time With
Dockery-
At Troy Tuesday Senator Pritch
ard spoke for more than an hour.
He had been asked to divide time
with Col. Dockery or Mr. R. B.
Boone of Durham, both of whom
were in Troy, but declined.
When Senator Pritchard had
finished speaking Col. Dockery'
entered the building to make a
speech.
One of the faithful yelled out, ,
"Come on boys let's go" and In
stantly a large part of Senator
Pritchard 's hearers left But Co?
Dockery began his speech and'&' -gentleman
writes here that the build
ing was filled in ten minutes. - The .
war horse of the Pee Dee denounced "
Senator Pritchard in the strongest
terms. A gentleman writes that
Col, Dockery made a magnificent
speech that did much good. -"" 4-1
: . Many of the Sao Mind. .
One of the most Intelligent men in
the State and one of the straightest
Democrats writes to the editor of
the PKss-Visrroa as follows:
- ''Please send me your paper until
the election. . I have bean pleased
to see that yoa have taken a sensi
ble stand tn these trading times.
I'll never vot3 any mixed ticket and
many of our paople tip h?re swear
the same thing in their wrath."
AtUawi'i Majority 40,000.
By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor,
Atlanta, Oct. 8. Latest returns
bear out the earlier estimate of the
majority of ".Atkinson, Democrat,
which approximates forty thousand.