North Carolina Newspapers

o 0 K - A. J ;. .RALEIGH, ICO, SATURDAY EVENING,1 NOVEMBER 28, 1896. 1 13.00 PEE YEAR. "7 1 AN IMrOItTANT PROJECT. M, W. to Become Strong Bidder for Southern Business. I5y Telegraph to the PreB-VUitoo. 1 1 New York, November 27VTbe Mail and Express says: The sale of the Roanoke and Southern, at Win ' ston, N. C; yesterday, to interests : identified with the Norfolk and "Wes tern, has greater .significance than the 6ale of a line 100 and 'twenty : miles long In' a comparatively poor , country .usually possesses.; . The :: property was bid in for $500,000, and it is said that 'lit will soon be leased to the Norfolk and Western for a long term of years, perhaps in per petuity, The road has been operat ed by the Norfolk and Western for . some time as one 01 its divisions ' and it extends from' Roanoke, Va.', to Winston-Salem, N,C.,a distance of one ' hundred ',. and twenty-two miles.: The objectof the acquisition - by the Norfolk and Western means that it is: to play an Important part in the extensions of that company which have for its .object the reach ing of 1 the central and important points. v The present management of ihe Norfolk and WesterniB desirous cf securing an entrance into Atlanta, 'from which important Centre It is virtually shut outj "The fouth main line of the, company exjpnds from Hagerstown, Md., to ; Bristol" Teen.", ' and at the latter point the East Ten nessee, which is part of the South ern railway, begins' and; hauls the . through cars to Chattanooga, and to , - New Orleans oven the Queen and . lCresent. The deslrabflity of: atten : trance inW Atlanta jVeiy strong In ' ' the estimate of Norfolk and Western interests, andl projpse(. jtf.yVt tain that object by forming a close ' traffio alliance with the Seaboard Air Line. " Iaiwdei;'-;:!!- this eom. -Inlete It will be necessary for the 'Norfolk and. Western . to dJ Som& , lbuilding on .its..; own account and this they propose' to do In the "very" . near future. fli-.' -The Roanoke ana Southern's ter . fninus is at Winston;' -antf-by build- flng an w extension to' Monroe,'on. Vhe Seaboard AirLine, 'theeaired tOiiYieclioB , 4yn be made, andi the 'Norfolk .. hd.' ' rn -ill ? 4bl , ' 1-:1. '' . j fr..,u Atlanta. Vi...t tlio i u.uoiki(l AlrLie manage ment will see . the.mutual benefits - from an alliance and 111 enter upon ' the same "is ' undoubted, if fat no other reason - than that an outlet to : the north and west is created,- which wilt doubtless form a formidable rival for Southern tradew.,.... The Seaboard Air Line has some very ' Interesting! plans of develop; tmont ahead,, but the combination with the Norfolk and .Western will '.serve to materially strengthen the istrong strategic, position it holds in (the southern situation It oan well v Afford to- haul Norfolk and Western trains from Monroe to Atlanta, be cause an interchange" of business reveals the fact that the Ohio cities will be brought in contact with the " south by a new. route, which - virtu ally means another . line from the west into Atlanta, - . The .consumma tion of the proposed plan is a matter , of the near future. ' The Norfblkand ' Western intends to' be a' stronger bidder for . southern business, of - which Atlanta is the common distrl- . ; butlng point, and to that end it pro poses to ' work : up extensions and ' connections. , ,' i ',4 .. : The Baltimore News of yesterday ' The storv sen! out from New York ' to the effect that the Seaboard Air J Line system and Ihe Norfolk; and : Western Railway 7 Company may enter" into a traffic - arrangement whereby the latter would gain an entrance into Atlanta, Ga over the tracks of the Seaboard Air Line was today declared by President R, Cur on Hoffman of the Seaboard to be without anv foundation, bo far as his - company was concerned. : "The alleged plan of the Norfolk and Western is new to me," said Mr. Hoffman: '!nd as'far as I know is not and never has been contenv r,utd. - No overtures . have ever been made by either company look' ins to such an .arrangement as the nw rlisnatches from New York .-t: -If the Norfolk and Wes torn is Booking an entrance into At- limta it has not made known its plan to th3 Seaboard Air-Line, "and I am in absolute ignorance cf any such .. . I- :ne." 1 . ' Cleveland' Futara Bldioe. r h to fte Preas-Visitor. N. J. Nov. 23. It is ixrt 1 f . 1 1 r. '. u 'ut Cleveland lias .1 a 1, r e b. io where he in r - j ''y hi tbe ) ( f ! ' t:rni. A COLD f WAVE COiliN "H SOU. Temperature will Fall Below ' u I I 'JO RAPID CHANGE t x 1 r - In Tempera rurtf hi tbs Far War A Fall pt 40 Xxgrtaa Reoord4t ia Sowiwl PiasM Th Chaac i vynewi ' .ueiuw iregzing. . The cold wave won't do a thing to the man without bh ' overcoat Jtoinw' . Col. von Herman has announced ibi coming of a o6W;tay, .wh(ch 9 expected to create a very , aeciaea frost in the atmosphere: The frigid wave feterred.W has 'tieeii playing havoc in the far west,! M i iv A more welcome piece of news has not Ibeen" gi ve'n:the people the; city for some "days.? The unreason. able andj disagreeable warm wave which has . lingered with us for the past week, has made living uncom- fortablend been annyoin'g to say the least.- i The community seems, to be 9uffering;iritb coldS-'-.V . I'Tnehange1 1n Hhe: temperature will occur rtoniflrhC' Mr.' von Her man 'said today that be ;etpected (he thermometer to fall to 28 degrees, tomorrow which is five .below the freeaJng'.pointjiMr,; :sTon ierma thinks that the 'present Cold snap wOlntinuii throughout the week. There "wlU 'fir lely Jbe fonje rain tOllighifV&'ittem ii The weather reporte says todays; .The cold wave; hr the northwest has-advanced ; rapidly f eouth ward and eastward. ; The line of freezing te'mperattmf iaow extends from Cleveland southward to Memphis andyPalestine, Texas.-i Some re- kftblechanges in temperature have- occurred during the- past 24 hours V A fall of 40 degrees occur red at Corpus, Cristi, ovet 30 de grees at Galvestonicksburg.Mem i is and Buffalo; and over so ac es at many other points. : i ' A trvnghW low pressure crtende front BoBtod'ioutheat to Kew Or leans. '. The heaviest rains were 1.50 at Memphis and 1.42 at yicksburg; " . A Plaaaan; Evening. ', - -Eighteen years agw ' yesterday, Mr. Wi Ht Lyon led tp the bymneal alter Miss Bettie Wood, of Johnston county. . As each year brought back the anniversary o( that bappy occa sion, these two persons have cele brated the event- by having their friends join them in' keeping their plighted faith green. !; Last night their hospitable .'home was thrown open to the invited guest, and about 8 o'clock friends' began to assemble, when music by several talented per formers was enjoyed,- together with social converse until about 10 o'clock the dinning room was opened, and the friends askeS to enter , and. par take, of what the tables were loaded with, . As course, after course was served the mind began to wonder what next. , About 12 o'clock, when one and all began to think .it was time to wend their steps homeward, our kind, host and wife again invited their guests to return to the dining room, "which had "been transformed Into almost a forest - of fruits, nuts, eto,V etc. After doing full' justice to the crowded table and Just before returning to the parlers, the follow ing toast was'drank:: ?o:Mr. .and Mrs. W.. H. Lyon, may. you both enjoy a long" and happy life,- and many returns, or sucn a pieasant evening,: Dr. A, O. Jones being. called upon to respond, which was done in his usual happy and pleas ant way," At 1 o'olock the guests began to depart for their homes, re echoing the sentiments expressed In Dr. Jones remarks. 'r. The '-enjoy meat of the evening was muqnen banced by the piano music from Mrs, Hodge and Miss Evie Ellis. ' ; At tba Catbolla Charon ' Special attention is called to the fact that Mass tomorrow morning will take place at 9 o'clock instead of 11 the usual hour. , :, Services will also take place at 7 p. m.'1' ' -'-:'- ' J s .' Died. Miss Nannie Goodwin, an aged hdy, died near ' Apex .Thursday night She is an aunt of Mrs. A. J. Ellis of this city. The funeral oc curred at Ar?x yesterday. : f ' The annual report of the post- ofTice dcrartmcnt shows the receipts at tbe rM-h cfHce to be 130,2: 3.4 1. Wilmington's T.ce loads the state, the rccci-ts bt'ns f"Vl""21. AHiCLOSEDOWg: f -. it: I . ? .- f ,C-C? Secretary Hyama Goaa tot Washlngtoni , publican Haadqaartjtra Poaad. ?' t Republican, headquarters ', wea permanently' closed today,- all the furniture and literature: befng re moved, A lot of data 4nd statistics which'? will be of value in the next campaign were shipped to Mr. R, 0. Patterson at Asheville,' chairmna pf tbe Republican campaign committee. The ' big : banner which has been token down was shipped : to Ma Grant at Goldsboro, who has. .bad charge of the spectacular feature' of the campaign. The banner will be resurrected four years henceK ' ! Secretary : Hyams ' stated today that . the Republicans would have seventy -one members of the 'Lei islature on'- joint billot. 40f course the representative - from : Jackson county is"not lncludedr"iv An estimate of thestrength of tbe Populist and Democratic, members could not be given. A - .v. Secretary Hyams, accompanied by Mrs. Hyams Jndt son William, lefU this afternoon for Washington, D. C, Mr." Hyams is secretary to an important senatorial committee and he has to be in! Washington upon the opening i of Congress, i Mr. Hyams has made a most pleasant impression - during his several month 's residence in the capital city and it Is to be hoped that be 'will re turn again.- He has beenj univer sally kind to the' newspaper men, all of which they heartily appreciate. We-rejret td see you leave, Mr. Hyams," : .. "jj ' I ' . -';. Tha Moxart Symphony Clob. . , rrbm the looks of the box sheet at King's drug store there will, be a full bouse at Metropolitan Hall Mon. day night, the occasion being the crowning event of the Raleigh Star Course-The; J Mozart 'Symphony Club. This organization is compos ed of the" leading Tlrtuosos ofthe world.- It is seldom that Raleigh is visited by such an organization as tils and- our" people ; should avaij themselyes of the privilege of hear-; ing them. , v , , The Club uses orchestral accompan? iments for" both instrumental and vocal solos; They play with exquisite finish and irreproachable ensemble. Their music is marvelous. The fol lowing program will be rendered In Raleigh Monday night. If Overture, d, Enfahrung-A. D. Serall, Mozarfc Mozart Symphony Club. 2. Viola ; d 'Amour solo Andante and Minuet, Milandre. Mr. Rich ard Stoelzer., a ' 3. Song pontralto-rCome unto Me, Coenen.- Miss Marie Louis Gumaer,. ' " ' S.'Vtolln'SoUHSceiie de Ballet), Beriot. Mr. Otto Lund. 5. a. Gamta Solo (LoRomenesca), Air. from' 17tb. century,? Servais.- b. Cillo solo Clanoon a Boire, Dun- kler. Mr. Marls Bledick. 6. Cornet Solo Fantassle in Old Berlin, Hoch Herr Theo Hoch. i 7.' Song Contralto-selected. ' 8.; Quartettes.a. Andante Ruben- stien. b. Gavotte PiatecatoLacome, o'ti Donee Caresse-Gillet. Mozart Symphony Club. - ' " 9. SongContralto (CavetanaUon- na Caritea) Mercandante. - - - 10. Grand Duo (over " National Songs) Leonard Servais, violin and celloA.Messrs. Otto ; Lund and Ja BlodecksayviASS i t" v, " 11. Roman Triumphal Trumpet a. Salute, b. National Song, Hoch Her r Theo. Hoch,. !,, .:'..,.: BntUr ia Pladgad.: V The AsnevnieKegi8ier, congress man 5 Parson '::; paper "says f i "The Charlotte Observer in reporting the speech made by Senator Butler in the joint . caucus which nominated him, quoted him as follows : - - He favored continuing this co-operative fisrht in Order to show the Republicans that the Populists were not acting aelfishly wien they claim ed the long term in this fight, for the next time we will give it to a RiniiriHnn. It la natriotic to take this position' He eulogized bis as sociate Pntobard.".;-h , iv t "No ,5free silver" in that Simply a solemen and publio pledge to re elect Pritchard because the Repub licans bad given the Populiste the long term; And Mr. Sutler said it was : "patriotic" fi to make this pledge. Now is it not patriotic to keep itr? ' t- -:'; i Mra. tUvatand Befasad Cradlt. Bv TeWraph to the Presa-Visitor. Washinotok, D,' C.,' Nov. 28. Mrs. Cleveland "was yesterday re fused credit while but Christmas shopping at . "no . credit stores She drove off without the goods. BROKE TWO LEGS. A Baaawai Bora KUla Biiaaclf and la ! t " , ' Jaraa Two Mopla, C- Out on the Bbllemao road this morning within a few hundred yards pf the Holleman residenoe a borse attached to a bug; y bolongtn to Mr Millard Turner of Carjerj tooK fright and ran away, throwing the occunanta of the 1 vehicle to the ground and severely bruising them. i The horse'breke two" legs and the bonelh'f one of them : protruded tErdugbthe skin" and stuck In the ground, r Tb6 horse .was killed as early as possible. The poor animal presented pitiful sight but. Its suffering, was bf short duration. ; Wjtfi :Mr.; Turner; who ; is the school teacher at Garner, iras Mr, W, D. Johnston. Tbe two gentle men left Garner this .morning for the City. The "horse took fright at several calves whicV were driven along the road and he; dashed across ft ditch into an open' ffeld. The run away animal switched away to the road again and )n erasing the ditch the second time 'mnashed all four wheels to tbo buggy aod threw the occupants to the gronnd. The buggy passed Over Mr. John ston's foot and injured it very badly. He was brought tothelty and gi ven proper treatment,1i:Mle Turner was also hurt, but hot soJbadly as -Mr. Johnston, ''l:ii$i' The horse never stopped but kept running - lor BOuie uisiauuo uuu finally broke two leWwbich checked r i , . . - - J his run. TODArS MARKETS. , NiW Ydbk, Nov. 28. Market d Dotation A furnished bv E. B. Cuthbert & Co., 3$ Broad street, New York, and 306 Wilmington street, Raleigh, Ni; p., over their special wire: , , V MONTHS. OPKK- HKIHVOW- CU8- INO. EST. EST. January, February, 7 63. 7 70 1 5. 7 52 7 80 7 67 7 72 T 77 7 81 7 S2 7 60- ; 7 67- . 7 72 7 77- , 7 81-J 194-,' 7 71, 7 80 Marcn, 717 April,; . T 84t 7 8 7 7 8 June, M August, -Sept'mb'r, 7 94 October, J .Novemo'r, i.v 160 7 43 7144- December, 7 60 44 The following were the closing quotations on the New York Stock Exchange today : : ? I i & '$ ; ' "saw York Stock Market. ' Sugar 1X71 American Tobacco 75J Burlington and Quincy . .'. . . . .... 781 ChicagoGas. ..,.. 7?i Des. and Ctt.-Fced General Electric 32 Louisville and Nash ville. ...... . 40 Manhattan.., 951 Rock Island 691 Southern Preferred 281 st. Paul::.;.:....... ..t?;A:r.74i Tennessee Coal nd IroL - 281 Western Union. 861 ! .-51 m Chteago Ocala and. Provlaloa. Markat. 'r--. Thefollowing were the closing quo tations on the Chicago Grain and Pro vision market today: WheatDecember, 804; May, 83. Corn December, 234; May; Zlh . Oats December 184; May 22, Pork December,6.87;January, 7.85. Lard December, 3.87; January, 4.10.- - . . .; . Clear Rib Sides Dec. 3.90; Jan uary 3.97. - -T Livarpool Cotton Market. " November . . , 4.21 Novetnber-Deoember.. 4,16-17 December-January '...;... 4.14 Januarv-Febrnary 4.13 Ihruarv-March" '.!. 4.11-13 March-April.! 4.13-13 4.13- April-Maf Closed 1 ..i Nsw York, Nov. 28. Cotton de- veloved weakness today under gen end liquidations by local traders over. Sunday ' and . repeated bear raids 'pn the receipts at tne ports showing up a little beayler, approx imating 47,000 bales against last 48,' 000 week and 38,000 last year.: Trad ers bad over-bought In ' yesterday' advance and the only support came from New Orleans and even this ex hausted after the, first hour. The bears raided the. market vigorously ai the. close,' and tfi ffjol prices were,' the lowest 13 to 14 points, un der last night's closing; .-. Fall River advices: were more favorable, re porting sales of print cloths or the week '386,000 prices witn xne pro Juntton of 190.000. We think the decline today , was "natural after thirty-point rally in today's selling and has created a fresb, Btoon inter est and Is to bo hoped that it will be increased very materially next week MAKE WAY FOfi EAMSEYl Tna-Editor of tha Procrtaalva Fanaer la i .. ua far Soaator. aod Jvay? The Monroe Journal says: . "Mr. J.L. Ramsey,' editor of the Progressive Farmer, has announced himself a candidate for the United StatesSenate to Succeed theRt, HoriT Jetor Constant Pritchard.-. a former printerjs devIL We.are tpRamsey, We. are for Jiim JiardjS'e 'never heard' of anybody eH-aP'bo is for h)m, but that cutsUre wih us. Wahave a BOftJ' jKg.for,,any man who has ever iakering around a print bopt"-' if Jeter,' who once carried w andt pled ype for ja country weekly must step down, we, at least, would like t see bh tuoceeded by some other fello jbf( as smelt in J even ithoS b 4id othing more than write tb e wholly But Ramsey has other .points' in is favor, which just at this time are weighty. - He belongs to theoppiv sition. He was born on the opposite ajdeU It. doesn't make a bit of dif-rerence-whatj Ramsey is agin ttHe fs Inharmonious; He swims (mty up stream: " When he was bor n the signs' were all in the heel and Ramsey can't help kicking. On his Datol day the heavenly bodies were 8ot singingtogether,thetr music was i monitroni 'discord. "The star of Ranssey'a nativity is the lost pleiad, which shoots about alone, and has nothing to 46 with the other six. Even so does Ramsey stand in iso lated but fitful grandeur from his companions. Cynical old Alex Pope said: 'Whatever Is is right." Ramsey says, "Whatever is is dead wrong." To him the earth is flat, the sun moves and black Is white. Ramsey wants free silver but he won't have it unless it comes by his route. He is for the Farmers' Alliance, but he didn't, get for it until everybody else was down on it. ' He wears his left shoe on his right foot and would walk on his head if he could. He sleep In tbe dayand works at night and - drinks food and eats water. Ramsey, gloats ove-; hard times be cause other folks : like good ones. He Is not even so K.ood a calamity howler as before, the crowd of like faith and order getting too big for him. Ramsey is a big success. He never agreed with anybody in his life. Let It be Ramsey. The Senate needs a good, all round opposition. Ramsey is the' man. He would rip senatorial dignity up the back and run senatorial courtesy down at the heel, A Raleigh Boy on the Gridiron. While we have been sympathizing with our home teams of football, on account of ill luck this season, it may relieve the feelings of some to know that a team composed in part of Tar-HeelB,'and led by one, Captj, Eugene Denson of thls ? oltyj has made a brilliant record for the Uni versity ef. Maryland, losing only two games and a large number, and their under cirumstances in which victory could not be expected. Their mostexcitinggame occurred a few days ago at Gettysburg, Pa. It was South against North, and on the old historic ground. They were overmatched, but in : ten brilliant individual plays during the game, Capt, Denson snatched the chance to score" from Gettysburg, and the game ended in a draw 4 to 4 . On Thanksgiving night, the Uni versity of Maryland team occupied complementary boxes at the theatre in Baltimore, escorted by one hu"n dred of the students. They were honored with a superb banquet, by utt Dodge, an aiumnus oi tne uni versity, and eneof the leading physi oians of Baltimore. . . : A FaaUJ Beaakm. Thursday was Indeed a day thanksgiving at Rev.' Alvin Betts By previous arrangement the Betts brothers, Alexander, of Newbern Archie, of Harnett, Anderson, of Apex, Allen, of Varina, and Alvin of Raleigh, 'spent the day in the city as the guests, of Rev. Alvin Betts, All were here except Anderson, of Apex;-This was the first time they had met in a body for at least thirty years. AH of these brothers are in good .health and as' active as, many boys of twenty-one. . ' Long live the five brothers, and may their last daysbe the best ones. Spatn'a Hew Loan. By Cable to the Pre-Visitor.'- x Madrid. Nov. 58. The bank of Spain, has received already a hun dred and fty-ninethousand pesetas thirtv-two million dollars as the result of the recent loan". SHORT Minor Matters Manipulated for the Many. " ARPUND THE CITY. f ' T Pot pourri of tha New pietared on Pa per P)int and People Pertinently Pleked aa4 PithUy Pm in f Print. Sherfff Daniel of Raxboro, brought a convict to the penitentiary yester day. r f-,,,.,,,:,';....:. The Emmett Corrigan Opera Com pany, which has been playing a week 16 Wilmington has failed. The company has made its way back to New York . Mr. W. E. Joneshas just returned from tJew York where he made many attractive selections for tbe holiday trade which will be found at his popular store. Christmas shop pers should be sure to call on him By the dropping of a type from a line in the notice of the thanksgiving offering at the church of the Good Shepherd yesterday the amount ap peared incorrectly. It should have been 41 07. ' Newpaper maker says : The New Yorki Journal and World, after nearly a year's bitter competition, are said to have perfected a combina tion by which the price of their morning editions will be advanced to two cents. The Excelsior Steam Laundry is now ready to do first class work in its new quarters in the Academy of Music building and Messrs. Sowers and Harding, the proprietors, solicit ypur patronage. See their new an nouncement today and give them a trial. Miss Marie Louise Gumaer the, Prima Donna of the Mozart Sym phony Club, of New York, will sing the offertory at the Cburcb of the Good Shepherd tomorrow evening. She posses a rich corrtralto roiso. ' See' ; what the progressive furni ture- firm of Thomas and Campbell have to say today in their large new advertisement. This live and up-to-date firm always offers the most reliable and seryicable goods at the lowest figures and those who nave dealings with them are always satis fied." All the little ones will be tn Mr. W. E. Jones' proposition to them to write a letter to Santa Clause through the Santa' Clau's box in his store The little girl who writes the best letter will get the large doll in Mr. Jones' window, and' every one who writes a letter will get a present from old Santa,' ; Mr. Jones will see that the letters are safely delivered to old St.-Nick, and every little boy and girl in Raleigh who wants to communicate with the old fellow di rectly should write a letter through Mr. Jones' box. Mrs. C. Beauregard Poland, (uee Miss Carrie Johnson) of this city who recently married a young Ken tucl-y Journalist at the Park Hotel, lain Danville, Va., with ner bus band, who is getting out a special Trade Tobacco Edition of the Dan ville Register. Mrs. Poland has been confined to her bed for the past two weeks suffering intensly with articular rheumatism in her hands! Mrs. J. J." Johnson, mother of Mrs.. Poland left for Danville a few days ago to be in attendance at the bedside of her daughter, who we learn Is much Improved. Mr. and Mrs, Poland will return to Raleigh and xpend the holidays. GIN DESTROYED. Tba Property of Mr. Jos. Broaghton Five " Mile From tha City Lose $2,000. Mr Joseph B rough ton, who lives five miles from here in the Garner direction lost his gin, gin-house and the contents by fire early this morn ing. The building was totally de' stroved and three bales of cotton were also consumed. , t Tbe firing was situated near the railroad. The cause of the fire not known, though when first de tected flames were issuing from the roof' The fire evidently started in the top of the- structure,.; but Mr, Broughton ' has no : idea as to its. origin. ;'ine structure was ournmg when the Goldsboro train passed by this morning. . v ,. The toss . approximates 12,000. There was no insurance. -. : MAYBE NO WAE, Tha Seaboard'Soathem Fight Look Leaa ' ''."'J,' "Tarea taming. .'.. .'v The' Washington Star of fester- y says: f ''The outlook for a demor alizing war of rates, which, as was ' generally believed, : seemed until now to be impending between the Seaboard and the Southern railway companies, has i during the last '. twenty-four hours assumed a less threatening phase. It is now more than probable that the truce which' has existed for several weeks' be tween the contending parties may be extended for an indefinite period The preservation of peace wilL it is believed, be of advantage to the city ef Washington; as it wW ren der certain the building by the Nor folk and Western a' line pf Its own into Washington. This "could br done bv the laying of fifty" miles rt track between Front Royal Va J and tbe District line. It is pretty well understood that someone will sue out an injunction r if the Seaboard starts in to cut rates, and this its general manager baa practically said would be the case unless the Southern conoedes Us demand, if made, for the withdrawal of itf steamer line between Norfolk and Baltimore. It is understood, however, that negotiations have been begun be tween the Seaboard Air Line people ' and some rich capitalists, by means of which the autonomy and indepen dence of the Seaboard will be pre served and concessions granted to ' t in various parts of tbe south and ' elsewhere by which it will receive an increased traffic, far more than sufficient to counter-balance any loss of revenue on account of the -existence of the Southern's line on Chesapeake bay. AGRICULTURAL B0ABD. Recommendations to tha LaflaUtara. Far. tillier Tax to be Bedaoed. The legislative committee of tbe agricultural board, appointed to ex amine the Agricultural Department and the Agricultural and Mechanical College, met yesterday tobnake re commendations to the Legislature: '' The committee, which consists" of W. S. Primrose, Cyrus Thompson, R. McClure, E. R. Aiken and N. B. Broughton, made a visit to the college in the afternoou. The committee was very much pleased with the college and the members so expressed themselves. There are 230 students present for uty- The committee recommends special appropriation, but, of course, expects tne regular annual appropriation of $10,000, which fs about one third of tbe income of tbe college, the other two thirds coming from the United States and from student fees. The attention of the Legislature will be called to the fact that certain additional buildings are necessary, these being an infirmary or hospital. large auditorium, containing also the society halls, and a building for increasing the facilities for the chem istry department. But the board will not now ask for any appropria tions for these buildings. The board will recommend, as re gards the affairs of the Board of Agriculture, that the Legislature reduce the tax per ton on fertilizers to 20 cents per ton, it being now 26 cents This is done to reduce the revenue of the department to the lines prescribed by JudgeSeymour,' of the Federal Court, behaving ruled that the department can only collect revenue enough to pay for the In spection and analysis of fertilisers, and the necessary expenses in giv ing information regarding these. The committee finds that the aver age cost for each of the past fdur years was about $28,000, and the average receipts about $32,000, The committee recommends that the Legislature appropriate $1,500 an nually for holding farmers' Insti tutes, in view of tbe large and in creasing interest in them. Special Maiio at Edentoa Street Ckajreh. Special musio has been prepared for the service at Edenton Street M. E. Church tomorrow night, at which time the choir will be assisted by Miss Enid Smith, tbe 'vocalist at Peace Institute and Mr, T. K. Bron ner, with eornet and 1. D, Turner with trombones : v; ''.5 The following will.be tbe Belections rendered, t .hy:.l 'x")1 Organ VoluntaryOfferlng in Dmt- nor Batisle, Te Deum, Ti R. Webb. . Anthem, Ml was GladV -;'"-J' , Offertory Solo,, "The Ninety and Nine," Campion, Miss Enid Smith. : Postlude. - 4 - v :-