VOL. XIXVL NO. 6.
BALEIGH, N. C.,;TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 27, 1896.
$3.00 PER YEAR.
5
IE-
Pops Who' -Vote for Kitchen
-:---;'T:.,:;'.1;
AYER JGETS
HUFFY.
A.
Hasn't Heard From Hsana Holtoa Say
f ' -the Total Registrattoa ytVX
";': be Very Near 350,000 " :
, - .. r , , Votee. v '"
- : ' Chairman Holtoa makes the state
ment to a PE88-yisrroB reporter
that the totaU registration "in the
' state will bervery near ,350,000.
. This ia by far the highest estimate
,-' yet made and it will no doubt jrove
-'-v very much of a surprise, a3 it is
based on a poll cf the state teken by
. Chairman HoltOn." "' .
The highest Estimate of the., total
registration heretofore- given . is
"318,000 and many considered this
; ' too steep. In facl Chairman. Ayer
; r thinks it wilKnot reach that figure,
f ;. The Caucasian this week is a cam
paign issud, being the last to get
before vthe.: people before election
' day. The issue Is full pt'articles
i r denunciatory of Democrats and ex
t uV.XY
;'v tremely partisan. Chairman Ayer at
j ' tempts to make amends for fusing
.- with the republicans andi concludes
v by declaring that'no man.-who Is1
worthy to be called a populist twill
. - fail to support the radical-pop con;
. glomeration'.' V"r"" v".
p. And any person,, the paper says
who intimatetbat Ayer or'hls com-
' fhtiiZy ' i-inittee had seen or beard from Hanna
tzt?.!is denouncedas 'o mean.' sneaking!
' cowardly liari -
"i-; , v 4.i. The Cowcy reviews the case of the
- i - stolen' registration book in. the
! v? second,, ward, and conoludes as fol-
1 ' ' lows: J" v '' ' ,
"It Is not our business to make any
V.1 assertions here: concerning Rogers,
but we io make thi9 statement ; If
,- s. there was or W any trickery in this
i matter, a Democrat or some Demo
; - crate will be fouhd there i ; Watch
- -' -f : the case now ao4 you will see this
. " as sure as God reigns. ,y '
s .. Ahd it 'adds that the Democrats
are startjng race riots for campaign
u$&S. rTT
. The Caucasian covertly stabs Maj.
' ; '6iithrle.t Refraining from.uslng his
name it takes the" fifth district as; a
subject'and proceeds to read him out
of the party. Jt says?
.. ; 'Teoptes party meal'OVfe; men
. - of the Fifthll Throw yourselves to-
' " gether. ' Show that you' defy, the
- ; v sneaking attempts of hypocrites to
' - stampede you. ' If you are Populists
. - show it - Don't, oh, don't, for the
' ' - "sake of oommon sense, " for the sake
, ' ' of consistency, ' for the sake of de-
coney and honesty voto for any man
,- ' nor the son of, any man. who will my
, . " ; ter slanderous ,,statemente- against
- the Populists' from' one end of the
State to the -other. Rally io the
i-'? - standard of our valiant nominee
- Hon. J: palby. Give him the
1 " support which he merits and which
, . he is entitled to. Dor this if you
- re honest Populists." If you can
j.- 1 r not do this, . if you . won't do
- this,' then' for truth's sake quit
, .. your masquerading. ' Stop calling "
'J . - .yourselves populists; ' Getout'of a
- i- - party of honest men and go Into the
t crowd where jrOu belong; for e be
-. " lieve we speak the living truth when
t ; 4 we say that so man is wanted in the
' ranks of the peoples party this year ,
' by-lhe great body of populists, who
will not support that "policy "whlot
. ' gives us the greatest power and ln
fluence In state and nation. ;"r7e
i - r2Jbv6 always known where we: were
at. we want to Know mis year, anu
" also hereafter. - ' i t
This Is a direct thrust at Maj.
Guthrie since . he has repudiated
Dal by and. declared - In. favot of
Kitchen. , - ... '
- ; Major Guthrie was in the city to
1 day and he was told thatthe Cauca
sian said that any Populist who
, voted for Kitchin against Dalby "was
a traitor. ' - . :
"Well I am one then," was the
Major's reply. .- . 7--' .
" Stola a Bala of. Cotton.
' Last evening unknown , parties
went to the gin house of Mr.' Hay
wood Knight,, which Is located at his
home "place-about nine miles from
the city, and carried away a bale of
cotton. Mr. Knight did not miss the
bale of cotton until this morning
late. He saw the tracks of the wagon
in which the bale was carried away
and they lead to the city . He has
no idea who the thieves are.
The bale was a large one and bore
Mr. Knight's regular brand, which
is II. II. K. On one side of the tale
was the letter T.' .' v
INME3I0KY OF MAJ.LE WIS
Reaolntkms Paaaad fcy tha Raleigh Bar
ri .-V:-" ;-Yaatoroajv. ' ;
Atan. adjourned meeting ef the
Raleigh Bar in the Court House yes
terday v Vteroonii the (ollovdng.
resolutions in memory or tne ate
Maj.'A. M.- Lewis,' wera presented
b the resolution committee, which
is composed of Walter Clarfi, f abius
Busbee, George V.Strong, ThoS. ,M
Araro and Armistead Jones:': i i
J ""Augustus Marion LewW son of
Guilford aud Jane Lewis, was born.
h Franklin County, N. C-i May 7,
181' and his youth ' was passed In
that odunty. He entered the uni
versity of North Carolina, taking an
elective course, and was a content-
porary at that institution of Rev, Dr,
Thonas X; Skinner, Judge George
V, Strong,, Hon 3.' Batchelor
and others who. have Bince" achieved
prominence.. He began the study of
law at the University under . the.
Hon. W, H. Battle. He left the Urik
rersity fn 1845 and soon after1 ob
tained his license to practice law,'
He located at first iaLouisburg, but
not long afterwards removed to Ral
eigh, where he thereafter .resided1
continuously, except for. a brief in
terval, until bis death.' Soon after
the dose of the war he removed, to
Memphis, Tenn.v There he entered
into k law partnership with the late
J udge R. R. Heath and the late Col
D. K. MacRae. -'All three members
of this firm, after a few years return
ed, to their native State and their
bones now- rest in the land they lov
ed so"weU.w " 'a'Jis
''Major, Lewis was. a democratic
candidate for congress In the Ral
eigh district in 1853; but owing to a
division in the party, , caused by the
candidacy of another democrat, the
Hon. Abram W, Venable, the j Whig
candidate, Hon. Sion H. Rogers was
elected. s Major Lewis. was a mem
ber of the house' of commons. from
Wake, in 1856. . He was a candidate
of his party for the "convention from
Wake in 1861; Osy the outbreak of
the war he was commissioned in the
Quarter Mastars department with
the rank of major, and stationed at
Raleigh and rendered: efficient sur-
vice in clothing ana",proviaing lor
the North 'f Carolina .troops during
those four memorable years. ' In
January, 1848, he j married .Miss
Sarah.M. Gorham, one of the belles
of Pitt county ,and their union was
SEWd k with eight sons; two ', of
whom died In. Infancy, and three
daughters. -J In 1838 be joined the
Baptist church of which he remained
a conspicuousTind honored- member
until his deathf v- -' .
-"As a lawyer he was. honorable In
practice and devoted to the interests
of his clients. .-On cross examina
tion and in the, address to the jury
he had few equals. . Hia relations
with his' brethren of ..the bar were
kindly' and cordial and his depar
ture from among -ua has left a void
which cannot easily be filled. Hav
ing lived beyond the three score and
ten years alloted toman he has gone
to his grave like full shock . of
wheat in its season, leaving the re
cord of an honorable and useful life
behind him. " " '
"Therefore be it Resolved, that in
the death , of Major . Augustus M.
Lewis the bar of Wake, county de
plores the loss of one who was long
one of its leaders and whose, death
Is felt as that: of a friend by- every
member. ' His kindly greetings, his
loyalty to his profession, will ever
remain fresh in onr hearts and mem
ories. - ,. - - ,
"Resolved, that a copy ' of , these
resolutions be sent to his family with
the assurance of "our deepest sym
pathy with them In their sad afflic
tion. -y -i " ' - ' t ' '
"Resolved, that these resolutions
be presented by the committee tct the
Superior court - at its session this
afternoon with request to the presid
ing judgo that hey may be spread
on the minutes and vthat a copy be
also furnished to the press of tbe
city ' with request to puWfsh the-
same' 2. - '- - ;
4, Remarks in regard to the life and
character of Maj. Lewis .were made
by Maj. M A. Bledo.V- Mr. F. H,
-
Busbee. Judpe J, C. MacRae and
Mr. R. H. Battle, after which the
meeting adjourned, y
; . Ayer CaUa tha Ticket Bogos.
Chairman Ayer received a' ticket
today containing the names of. all
the populist nominees with that of
Joseph S. Adams for Congress. The
ticket was headed "People's party
ticket. V. Mr. Ayer denounced the
ticket as a fraud and humbug and
seemed very indignant that Mr. Ad
ams' name should be on the ticket.
He says Richmond Pearson is the
Popuitst nominee and no ticket is
genuine without the Duk6's name.
1 NEARLY A TRA0JEDY.: ; ;
'vr'.i
I Storv of MUhap Which JHUtht Uava
J'--ni ii-k ,0' Oz
. On Sunday nlghtabout 7:30 o'clock
t Mr, Thomas Smith a traveling sales:
man left the Park hotel with the in
tention of attending service at the
Baptist Tabernacle." H(f was a little
late and he walked as rapidly as was
safe in thedensearkness3 He
managed to find his wayX.to Hafgett
street and then guided by the feeble
t 4 . tl j n: ' l i - a. ..
moved on" towards ' .. f ayetteville
street:2 'V;,
Wheniei reached ' the-: corner of
Salisbury and Hargett streets near
the. printing office' of Edwards' &
Broughton ho' heard a faint moan
although he could see nothing. After
carefully' feeling about ihim in the
darkness -he at last found ...a poor
fellow'lying upon "the' sidewalk In
an almost unconscious state, seem
ing to be suffering from heavy blows:
yRaislngthe sufferer's head he ex
claimed' 'Great Heavens ! 'iray friend !
what'Is the matter? You seem tob6
badly hurt. How was it dona and
by whom? v . it '
'Well," the man replied, "I took
Supper out with a friend tonight,
and was returning to the; hotel, Af
tergetting off the main street where
few lights were shining in the
store windows to-helpthe wayfarer,
I came into pitch darkness. While
feeling my way along the wall of the
printing office I was suddenly set
upon by two men and knocked down
and robbed. I could not see whether
tbey were black or white. Please
get a doctor far rao as soon at possi
ble, for my injuries may be fatal. ' '
"I believe there is a doctor at the
Park Hotel,"; said Mr. Smith, "and
I will get him ' just as soon -as I can
find my way therein the darkness. "
: Knowing that the hotel was in a
southwesterly direction, Mr. Smith
at once set out for the doctor. By
the aid. of matches' which he struck
now; and then ho was enabled to
keep on the sidewalk until he reach
ed McDowell street. He could then
see the lights, ia.the-hotel and thus
made his way quite easily.
Upon returning to 'the stricken
man wits toe aoctor neitner coma
see him, there being no street lights
any where in that vicinity", and the
lights ' in the store windows upon
which the people have- to depend' &tl
night were turned out, consequently
both men stepped upon the poor fel
low and almost crushed the remain
ing life out of him.
The doctor struck a match to see
the extent of-thc man s injuries,
whereupon Mr, Smith exclaimed, as
the light fell on his face, "My Heav
ens! it is my: brother! Let us take
him up, doctor, and get him to the
hotel as quickly as possible so that
we can look after his woun ds. " ? -
: Lifting the poor man as tenderly
asposlblehey set-out for the hotel.
The: darkness.. was intense, not a
street lamp anywhere to be seen.
Groping their , way they suddenly
Btepped off the high, cur bstone onto
the street at Edwards and Brough
tons oornar not being able to see the
depression." ".The shock caused them
to drop the" nian on the brick pave
ment which nearly killed him. Again
picking him up they moved along
across the street. ,- At . tha , other
side ' the doctor stumped his toe
against the tughcurbstone and down
went the wounded man again giving
piteous moan. A ; third time he
was taken up and the procession be
gan to movev Feeling their way in
the darkness -along the fences they
final! v reached the corner of Mc
Dowell street.- At this pojnt each
of the two men - walked on different"
sides of a hydrant which stands
there audit truck the groaning vic
tim amidships and of course he was
dropped with such force as made his
bones crack, - The doctor then said
"l am afraid we will be the death of
the nan it we try to move him any
fartheralongtbese benighted streets
Let us call the carriage whichI can
see in front of the hotel and we will
try to haul hisremains to a resting
place. '- This was accordingly done
and by constantly striking matches
as a signal to the 'driver , he finally'
discovered their whereaboutsand the
badly broken up man at last reached
the hotel where his injuries were
attended to. "" T " - " " J '
' Although' this incident did - not
actually occur such things are likely
.to happen any; night if the streets
ofRateigh are not properly lighted
at night, -j- .y-.,
: The Messenger says that as Mr.
G, S. Bradshaw was entering ' the
court house at Wilmington Saturday
night to make a sound money speech
he received a telegram .announcing
the-. 'death' of his mother. He and
Mr. Vinton,- of New York, addressed
a good audience. :. . - ; ;.
i aIt. fiftii t
I. UiV.VlJM
,i;,;- iy v; av;v tiiA t
Presideiit tojCall Speciales-
s i ; hIah - at ViTKrrosa '
CI-'
STOCKS
DISTUFTBED.
ConauU Report to
pry" - Clavetuul
Said toe Var FaJV.to In' ; ,
'-! "r -.- .
V . aurgants Tha Report Kei!,r :.s. ' '
''",Viy- f - Atiiettoated.i"'f:!f-.-' ;
k The following, telegram was re
ceived here today by E,K,Cuthbert
Sc. Co.:-." ' :
"; New York, N. Y;, t)ct'27.'-i
War rumors are afloat W the effect
that Gen.; Lee has beehtUhdrawi)
from Cuba and war, will dflclared. bjr
an extra-session of congpcsSti ? "
uaviT we roiiowing leiegram was I
received.
New'York, Oct', 27. ;
Wc have the highest authority for
saying the Cuban war story afloat is
perfect rubbish. If- 1, were true
that Lee was coming ba& with a
report against Spain ' the- president
has. full power already to recognize
the belligerency of jfj'uba and would
certainly neither call an extra ses
sion nor submit war messages.
The following telegram was also
received over the private wire of G.
E. Leach : -' "'
A Washington dispatch to New
York says that as. far as can be
learned the rumors' of Impending
political complications Of 'this Gov
ernment with Spain in .connection
with Cuban affairs are entirely with
out foundation. . : i;
By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor.
New York, Oct.?27.-There is a
well authenticated report that Gen
eral Fitzhugh Lee, consul general
to Cuba, has made a report to Pres-
ideut Cleveland on the situation in
Cuba which is in every wav favora
ble to the insurgents. General Lee's
report is said to be of such a charac
ter that President -Cleveland will
call tin-extra session of Congress
shortly in which he will address a
warlike message.The market broke
strongly on these reports. Sugar is
the main sufferer. , v i ' .
Nsw York, Oct. 27.
Cotton quotations furnished by G.
E. Leach-, Broker, 311 Wilmington
street, Raleigh, N. C.
By Private Wire. 1 ..
MnHg OPEN- HIGH- LOW- P CLOS
MUIClllS. INQ est, EST. ING
January, 7 87 7 84-
Pebruary, 7 91 6 00-
March, 7 97 S 05-
April, :
May, . .'. '...". :
June,
July, ....
August, '
Sept'mb'r,
October, 7 59 7 70-
Novemb'r, 1 58 7 70-
December, 7 77 7 85-
New York Stock Market. '
The following were the, Closing
quotations on the New York Stock
Exchange today: v.';
Sugar 1131
American Tobacco , 74
Burlington and Quincy .... ...... 74
Chicago, Gas ,t:';' 681
Des. and Ct. Feed
General Electric h ; . 281
Louisville and Nashville....... ..- 48
Manhattan.... 92i
Rock Island ;-. I . . v . 641
Southern Preferred .. . 251
St. Paul;.. : 12
Tennessee Coal and Iron . . . . 231
Western Union. . ,t. '' 85$
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
- Thefollowing were the elosingquo-
tations on the Chicago Grain and Pro
vision market today:
Wheat-December, 68t; May, 731
OoriH-Deoember, 24i; May T 271.
X)ate-Deoemberl8i; May 21. "
- Pork December-,6,97; January; 7.82.
- Lard December, 4.30; January4.50.
Clear Rib Sides-December, 3..62; Jan
uary 3. SC. ,, ; - . t
.."V ;T,IJverjdot Cotton Market,: .',..'
October . .1 .i.'. . . .W- 4.22,
October-November. . . . ,"4.16,
November-December'.. . . ... i. 4.13.
Deoember-January :T. ,..-..;v'.4.12. ,
January-February .. ... ,i;,.;;"4.11s
February-March - ....v.,.. 4.11. .
March-April, v .,5.. Vi .t i."4 i4.lL'".;
April-May
4 . 4.12.
' The office of Cutlibert & Co., here
has been made the distributing of
fice ; of he Company in the South.
T wq dperatora are now employed J
here, one on the regular New York;
direct wire and one on the Southern
loup. Matter from either direction
is relayed here and sent on through.
- A countryman's jnule dropped
dead near Moore Square this morn;
Ing. '
ADDRESS BY BUTLER
To tha Populists of North Carolina Telia
'' ,. . Them to Stand by the Ticket. .
'' Senator Butler addresses a letter
to the people's party voters of North
Carolina this week in which he makes
a final appeal to them to vote for tbe
Bryan fusion ticket. Senator But
ler expresses regret that circum
stances prevent him from facing, tbe
people of the state in the campaign
this year.
f ,It Is refreshing to note that Sena
tor Butler In closing bis address
jollies the boys with the expression,
v'yours in the fight. "
; Among other things he says:
"In short, my friends and fellow
Populists, allow me to appeal to you
individually and personally, not to
allow any. local conditions or compli
cations, ."any party feelingor' per
sonal antagonism to and estrange;
ment from neighbors to prevent you
from realizing that all of our hopes
and desires as Popuiistsare at stake
in the results of this campaign. Let
me appeal to you to sink every mi
nor consideration and unite with
every other man whoopposesforeigrj
domination and monopoly rule to
join hands ia piling up a big major
ity in North Carolina for the joint
electoral ticket. We must not let
any embarrassments and disappoint
ments about the vice-presidency or
any other question prevent us from
doing our full duty as Populists and
patriots to defeat tbe common enemy
at this critical hour.
- "Finally, let me appeal to every
man who voted to send me to the
United States Senate Decause he be
lieved in the principles which'l ad
vocated, and for which our party
stands to now vote to put in the
White House a man who will not
veto every measure that you sent
me to Washington to labor and con
tend foiv In short, if McKinley is
elected President I might succeed
in passing measures dear to your
heart and to mine to every patriot,
but it would be labor lost and times
would grow harder. If McKinley is
elected all that I can do is to stand
on tbe flooor of your national legis
lative halls and contend for your
rights, and expose and denounce the
policy of McKinley and Cleveland;
but I will be able to accomplish
nothing to right your wrongs.
"trr-information at headquarters
shows that the tide has turned
against McKinley and his Hanna
boodle campaign in the greatcentral
west. Tie outlook now ts that we
will sweep that whole section and
carry the country triumphantly.
But I must warn you that Mark
Hanna is boldly claiming North
Carolina. I do not believe that such
can happen. But let it not be the
fault of a single Populist if it does. "
WHEAT GOING UP.
Scarce in British Ports and a llig Rise Ex
pected.
By Cable to the Press-Visitor.
London, Oct. 27. The telegraph
says regarding the demand for and
the supply of wheat: "The stock of
foreign wheat in the principal Bri
tish ports it is stated is not suffici
ent to feed the country a fortnight.
The slight fall in American exchanges
Saturday gave the English markets
a downward tendency, but the opin
ion of one of the best known corn
factors is that American wheat will
speedily rise with a bang. The
Christmas price will be much further
enhanced.
Storm Developing.
The storm in the northwest is de
veloping in intensity, the pressure
having fallen three tenths of an inch
at Bismarck since yesterday. But
little rain as yet has occurred in
that vicinity.
The high area is central over the
north Atlantic States, wEere the
weather, is generally clear. Cloudy
weather prevails in all the southern
States, and local showers have oc
curred along the Gulf coast.
The temperature has risen some
what nearly everywhere, and the
movement of tbe storm now in the
northwest across the Lakes may be
expected to- cause warmer weather
during the next few days.
- ' . .
. : A. Serious Ran.
By Telegraph to the PreasVIsttorr ;
; Sam . Frakcisco, OcU 27.-r-Tbe
sub-treasury has just pulled through
serious run . Which threatened to
annihilate its gold reserve, and leave
it without a dollar with which to it
deem the greenbacks that poured
in from, over the counter. Timely
aid came from Chicago and saved
the Out pouring flwelve mglions,
as a few months ago which 1 co
reduced to four millions, , - -
sr r
rWHTTKFY TN IT
.0 -
Secretary of the Navy imirtstcd
tn t)ie Seahoard Air Line. -
tts Washington Star of yesterday
n.
.'he latest information in riifereute
to the Seaboard is that ex Secretary
of the Navy Whitney is largely in
terested in the property, and it is
reported that Mr. Whitney's cou
nectiin with tbe syndicate ' forms a
large part of tbe basis for 11 e asser
tion which lia.sbccn made that Ryan
and Thomas have practically unlim
ited capital, as well as abundant
credit.
It is further reported that tbe
resignation of President It. Curzon
Hoffman is a question of but a short
time, and that Mr. Thomas F. Ryan,
who, in addition to being one of the
oleners of the Seaboard, Is secretary
of Mr Whitney's street railway sys
tem in New York, will succeed him.
It is said thjt Vice-President and
General Manager St. John has been
invited to remain with the new com
pany, and it is understood that he
will manage the property in full
harmony with its neighbors
It can be stated on the best au
thority that there is no longer any
doubt that the deal made between
two and Ihree weeks ago, when
Ryan and Thomas, with the help of
Gen. Gill, of Baltimore, formed the
pool which secured tbe control of
the Seaboard stock, will be carried
through on the Hues as originally
intended. Mr. Ryan is now in prac
tical control of about 8,0110 shares of
the stock, and Gen. Gill has about
2,700 inore, which insures its trans
fer to the new owners. To part with
the active control of the property,
with such bright prospects of con
tinued rate wars and accompanying
excitement, has been a severe blowi
but some of the biggest holders,
aside from pecuniary advantages,
have been in a measure philanthrop
ic, for they say that a desire to end
the disastrous rate war has impelled
them to agree to the terms offered
by the Ryan syndicate.
Tbe Seaboard, it is claimed, is at
present in excellentshape, and there
is little doubt that its new owners
will take advantage of this condition
to further improve the property.
Trie Atlanta Constitution of yes
terday says : Captain V. E. McBee,
general superintendent of the Sea
board Air-Line, arrived in Atlanta
last night at 6:45 o'clockfrom Ports
mouth and found telegrams here
calling him to New York immedi
ately. So his car was shifted, at
tached to the Seaboard's 8:10 o'clock
train and he started back eighty-five
minutes after he had reached here.
It is presumed that bis call to New
York has some bearing on the trans
fer of the Seaboard to Mr. Thomas
F. Ryan, as it has been given out
that the formal transfer would be
made this week.
What the organization of the road
will be after the change in owner
ship no one seems to know posi
tively, although the signs point to
very little change in the executive
staff. Of course if 1 he general offi
cers continue there will be no shake
up in the rank and tile.
Accldcntly Killed His Companion.
Thomas Ashe, a youth of 16 years,
son of Mr. Samuel T. Ashe, of Wil
mington was accidentally shot and
killed by a young companion Her
bert Stelis, yesterday while gunning
for ducks in the river near here.
They were in a small skiff. Ashe,
lying in the bow of the boat, had
fired at a flock of ducks on the water;
Stelis had his gun pointed for a wing
shot, and as he pulled the trigger.
Ashe rose to his feet, and received
the load of shot in the back of his
neck, killing him instantly. The
body was brought to Wilmington
and an inquest held. The coroner 's
jury exonorated young Stelis.
Hoffman May Resign in Favor of Harvey.
By Telegraph to the Press Visitor.
Baltimore, Oct. 27. It was ru
mored in local financial circlestoday
that tte controlling interest in the
common stock f the Seaboard &
Roanoke Rail toad Company, th- pa
I i V.
rent corporation tf the Seaboard
Air-Line system, would be trans
ferred to tte Ryan syndicate; that
the purchase money in full would be
paid over today and the new owners
assume possession at once. It was
also said that a meeting of the direc
tors of the Seaboard & Roanoke
would be held in a few days, at
which meeting Mr. Hoffman would
resign the presidency In favor of
Col." George B. HarvoyT'who has
been decided upon for 'the office by
the purchasers. .
' Messrs. Wolleott make anew and
attractiveannouueeroenttoday which
our readers should not fail to note.
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iSllff STATEMENTS.
Minor blatters
for the
Manipulated
Many.
AROUND THE CITY.
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Pot-Pourrt of the News Pictured on Mj
per Points and People ParttneatJ)
Picked and Pithily Put In
Print.
The work on the annex to the
agricultural building is progressing
very rapidly. , .
Tb&local cotton receipts here by .-
wagon are U ,92.6 )balefc"agaist only (i.
6,444 to this date last season.
Clerk of the Court Young is send
ing out ballot boxes to the different
precincts. Each precinct is entitled
to four boxes.
Hon. Chas. Price, who was billed
to speak at the Academy of Music
last evening failed to put in ap
pearance. The populists headquarters are
busy sending out the state and na
tional tickets today. Last night
several presses were kept busy
printing th3 tickets.
. Miss Lula M. Ellis, of West Ra'
eigh, left yesterday for Paris, Ten
nessee, where she will spend se vera1
months wifh her uncle, Rev. Wil
liam B. Jones.
John Brown, colored, officiated at
the Yarboro as head waiter during
fair week and it was the verdict of
all the guests that he was one of the
most polite and obedient and that
his services were excellent.
Tbe Palmer and Buckner ticket
is out; It includes the Palmer and
Buckner electors, Democratic nomi
nee's for state offices and a blank
space'for tbe name of a congressional
nominee.
A British steamer, the Ormidale
cleared from Wilmington Saturday
with 11,739 bales of cotton, weigh
ing 5,802,(iGO pounds and valued at
$150,000. This is the largest cargo '
ever shipped from Wilmington,
Tomorrow night at Brooklyn
church, Prof. Johnson will exhibit
his panorama of Bunyan's Pilgrims
Progress for the benefit of the
church. Admission: Adults, 20c. ;
children, 10c. Let all the people
come out and see it.
Note Messrs. Heller Bros., new
announcement today and call and see
their specialties in foot wear. Their
line is complete and elegant and
strictly up tc date, and are at the
proper figures.
Sunday the New York Herald
printed a forecast of the election, in
which it gave 248 electoral votes as
sure for McKinley, ai d 134 as sure
for Bryan. Of the remaining elec
toral vo'.es, 42 are put down as fa
vorable to KcKinley and 23 as fa
vorable to Brya.
The agent of the Farmers' State
Alliance gh'cs notice that applica
tion will be made to the Legislature
to investigate the 99 year lease of
the North Carolina Railroad to the
Southern Railway and to provide for
bringing the question of the legality
of the lease before the courts.
Died.
Mr. Charlie B. Hayes, of Mont
gomery county, died October 1st of
typhoid fever. Mr. Hayes had just
entered into manhood, being eigh
teen years of age at bis death. He .
wae a noble and promising young':
man, and made friends wherever he .
went. He leaves a host of friends
to mourn his loss. Our sympathies
are extended to the bereaved family.
An Interesting Lecture.
In the Central M. E. Church last
night a pictorial lecture on "Pil
grim's Progress" was delivered.
The church was crowded. Dr. John
son, of Wilmington, Del., was tlfe
lecturer. His little daughter, only
three and a half years old, sang a
hymn. Mrs, Johnson told , of her ,
little daughter's accident and marv-j
elous escape. This lecture was one -.
of the most entertaining- that has
ever been given in this city i It will
be repeated tonight at Epworth M.
E. Church, Rev. R. H. Wnitaker,
pastor.
Lec Will Not Coma Home.
By Telegrauh to the Press-Visitor.
Washington,' D.'-C.; Oct. 27.-
Consul General Lee of Havana has
given up his proposed visit home to
avoid countenancing the, unfounded
rumors of dissatisfaction. -- -
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