North Carolina Newspapers

SGlB,IfOFa 1A YOL. IIXVL HO. 37. RALEIGH, N. O," THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1896. $3.00 PER YEAE. A LmiT ON PASSES, Western Railroads Will Confine It to . Presidents and General Managers. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Chicago, 111., Deo. 8, Western general passenger and freight agents are badly worked up' over a clause in the new passenger agreement for 1837, which takes away from them the privilege of Issuing or request ing free transportation, as has been the custom for years. Not only this but heretofore it has been left dis cretionary with them to honor re quests from freight or ticket agents f other roads for trip, transportation for themselves and dependent mem bers of their families', and under the new agreement, no such practice - will be tolerated. ; ; Beginning Jann ary 1st, not only requests for annual or time passes proceed from the president, vice-president, general manager or general' superintendent of tho applicant company, but restriction- will apply alsoto trip trans portation, and this is what has roused , the general freight, and passenger agents to make a decided protest. -Under the rule, one general pas-' senger agent cannot request trans portation from another, and all pass-' ' books heretofore given them to use according to their discretion," will be withdrawn. After the Erst of the year, when an "employe of the freight ; or -passenger; department wishes a pass over a line other than his own, it will be the president or general manager of the road who considers the case. . 1 ' POPULIST FACTIONS. May Affect the Election of a Snooeeaor to Senator Peffer. S , By Telegraph to the Press- Visitor. . Washington Deo. 3. Trust worthy information- here Is that Populist State Chairman Briedenth al of Kansas will not be a candidate against .Senator .Peffer "unless It is seen that the present Senator Is un able to win out. If this should prove the case then Mr. Brfedenth al, who is the best politician In his party in EssaS,. will Btake a hand. It is mnderstood on good authority ai4actaaLjof-TiotKylrig Senator Peffer that he Intends ,to oppose his election, as has been stated In dis patches from Kansas! Mr, Briedenr thal i has-: written to Senator Peffer substantially 'what- has been stated above that he will not enter the vrace unless he Bees that Senator Peffer cannot be re elected... - The situation in Kansas, is inte resting. The legislature, which will - meet in January to elect a succes sor to Senator Peffer, Is composed of 165 members, forty in the 'senate and 125 inthti house. In' the senate ' the .populists . have ' twenty-seven ; members, republicans eleven, and r)tmvtrn.tji two. In thehouse there are sixty-six populists, fifty repub- ; llmna u!v ri(.mrwfttj and - three . silver republicans, making the total . vote divided ' as follows: populists, " 93; republicans, 61 f democrats, 8r silver , republicans, 3. The demo crats and sliver republicans will act ' with he populists. - " SeWor Peffer 's re-election -will rvvrtiA nhnut. tr at all. it 1 said. D6- - cause he is not Identified with any tf the .factional difference's Which have cropped out In the Populist ranks in the State. Breidenthal had a, fight on his hands at the last Populist- State convention. He, came very near being turned down as State chair man. He succeeded, " however, in .being reflected and nj preventing Llewelling securing the nomination for Governor. Stat Normal Sehook-- Notices were yesterday sent out to the Directors of the Normal aad Industrial School .by Bon. John C. Scarborough,1 calling a meeting of the Board In Greensboro on Decem ber 7th. The business Vailing the Board together will be the hearing of reports of the executive commit tee and "officers of the institution, tirenarinff of the report of the Board of Directors to the Governor, and attending to such other busi ness as, may be properly brought before the Board for its action. ' : The Hoard of Directors of the Normal and Industrial School is composed of the following: s'' -Jdn 0 Scarborough, ex officio rr ' lent; Dr J M Spainhour, sec r Lenoir; RD Gilmer, Waynes v II O 'Chatham,- Elkin; S M I , TVwton; AC McAllister,' , v;.' : " C S Noble, Wllming ' ; IT J D .'cox, Dresden; John C , I.'.v' J E Fowler, Winston. CITY SCBOOL-CHILDREN The Enrollment this Yar ia MEETING OF BOARD. Xawa Holidays Agreed I' pon-4-Xew Bales Governing Sabools Commendable -..J , --.-Individual Work by , v. - V Teaoheri-' .' ' : At the meeting of the school com mittee yesterday afternoon, the su perlntendent'reported 1,944 pupils' enrolled, distributed as' follows: ; Centennial School, ti'S. i 693 Murphy School '476 Whole number of whites 1,061 Washington School ? ' 421 306 149 Garfield School ;1 .v. Oberlin School Whole number colored...... Moses' Phonic Reader ' and Guer- ber's Story of the Greeks were ad ded to the list of text books. . ' ' The superintendent reported that the attendance at the schools was noli good; too many children are fre quently absent or tardy. With such a .large enrollment-this makes the teachers' work unnecessarily hard. He read from the minutes of the com mittee rules of some years'; standi ing providing against this evil, and asked that they be published. These rules were revised as follows, and the superintendent directed to have them printed,' and to furnish, each parent with a copy; and to Instruct the teachers to enforoe them; -,; Sales Relating to Pnplls. ; 1. Pupils who are absent or tardy four times in four successive weeks, except for providential cause, shall .forfeit their seats: and can be re admitted only by order of the super intendent.'.,: : '-i; -v V- IP;' I H 2. Explanations of absence and re quests for dismissal before the close of school must be made in writing by' a '. parept or' guardian. Such notes, to be accepted by the teachers, must state the cause of the absence oir the reason for the" request. i . " 3. After the " first week of each term no beginners shall be admitted to any school; and no primary pupils unless they can be easily classed with pupils already in the school. 4. Pupils who are persistently disobedient, or immoral so that their example and influence are injurious to. their 'associates, .shall be dis missed from the schools. Superintendent Howell spoke In praise of the seal and efficiency and progressiveness of tpe teachers ana gave them credit for the fine exhibit of work at the fair: The exhibit of work of the colored schools at the colored fair showed great improve ment over last yearr school work, and tne whole business of collecting the specimens, and putting them in place was done voluntarily by the colored teachers, and without sug gestion from the Superintendent, the idea orginating with Principal Hun ter of the Garfield school. Mr. Howell commended especially the teachers, fifteen in number, who are studying clay-modeling -under Miss Jones, the kindergarten teach er -at the Blind Institution. They are doing this with a view of teach ing it to their pupils. It was their own idea, and they are bearing the expense. ' . A few of the teachers are also studying German under the valuable and generous Instruction of Profes sor Mach of St. Mary's.", f Some teachers in both -the white and colored schools ' are teaching their pupils sewing. . ."; ' ' The handwriting in all the grades has greatly improved. v The spirit of the teachers is shown Jy the fact that all but one (who was kept at home by sickness) attended a summer , scnooi during vacation and that all during vacation the pro fessional books in the library were in constant use by all the teachers. ' ; The committee decided . that the Christmas holiday shall begin Thursday December 24, and that the schools shall open .again Monday January 4. v-' - s , U -. On account of the snow storm it was ordered inai ine scnoois oe closed for the rest of this week.They will re-open Monday morning. ." Carollnlana In Alabama. w " .Frank N. Evans, Democrat" and a native of North Carolina, has been elected mayor- of Birmingham, -Alabama; and Governor Johnston, an other native of the state, inaugura ted governor of Alabama.' THE REVENUE SHORTAGE Will b a Hundred Million when Mckinley ' . . Cornea In. The Washington Times of yester day says: ,p . . A deficit of one hundred -million dollars threatens the treasury at the end of the fiscal year. J. i ' , : This shortage will have reached nearly seventy millions when President-elect MoKinley Is inaugurated, a pleasant outlook lor the grand marshall otgood times and prosper itr. All this' he must face unless the Senatorial wing of his party can be brought to pass a revenue meas ure at the short session which be gins Monday. So many of these gen tlemen seem imbued with the idea that the tariff must b& "revised' on broader lines" that there is a -pos-r 8lbilty of their trying do nothing at allbut wait for an extra session. If that is true the following prediction made by a senator who favors im mediate action for revenue, will more than likely come trne: ' ,"If revenue cannot be. raised to meet the expenses of the govern ment MoKinley will wish he was in h-rl before he has been in the white house six months. By comparison Cleveland will become the most pop lar man the country has ever known. McKtnley will be unable to hide himself from the wrath of the peo- ple." --. . No argument In favor of speedy action at the approaching session of congress for the passage of. a meas ure furnishing additional revenue to the Treasury can add force to the figures given above. " It only requires a little figuring to show the shortage on the first of March. With an extra session, it would be months before a tariff measure could be completed, and there is a strong doubt whether it could then be passed.- If it were passed, it would be several months before the revenues would increase, because every Anporter in the coun try would stock up during the pre paration of the revision. The impression Is growing that a strong effort will be made to pass the Dlngtey bill. If it cannot be passed the silver men will be put on record and the blame placed' where it belongs. ; , ';4s'- .j. ',. .i,1..;. i .'. PLED IN THE SNOW STORM. Deputiea Shalbonn and Perry Destroyed 3 Stills Dnrlng the Storm Yesterday. Deputy Collectois J. H. Shelbourn and George W. Perry , have been raiding stills for a number of years, and during the time theyhave brok en up hundreds of them, but yester day, for the first time, they perform ed the operation in a snow storm. At a-point about eight miles from Franklinton, N. C, the deputies found three stills within close prox imity of each other, two of them be ing operated together. At these latter stills they destroyed 1,000 gal lons of beer, 25 gallons of whiskey and the full still equipments. The men who were working them had not been gone long, as the fire was smouldering when the officers ar rived.' . The other still which the boys captured was in full blast and two men were operating It. Messrs. Shelbourn and Perry had the novel experience of witnessing the two shiners as they fled, tnorougniy frightened, in the furious snow storm.' The still and 700 gallons of beer were destroyed. ' ; ' ? ' " " Fell on Him and Killed Hln. James Wei ton was one of the pall bearers at the funeral of Junius Roberts, a farmer at Double Spring, Ala- The coffin wj&s, lowered into the" grave by straps: , The strap held "by Wei ton and another man snapped as the coffin was being lowered; Walton lost 'bis balance as the strap broke, and fell headlong into the grave, which was six feet deep. At the same ; time the rear end . of the coffin, which had; been held by the - broken strap, also plunged .' downward. ' The, falling coffin struck Welton on the head and and banged him against the side of the grave, which was ot hard soil. Welton was extricated and died two hours afterwards. . - s - A Car Caught In the Storm. - . A solitary street car that gottied up in ' the "Bnow storm yesterday stood la front of the Post Office all night. Headlights blazed from each end of the car but they were hardly dis cernible while the storm raged. ; ' The' car made a dozen desperate efforts tomove upFayetteville street. The motorman would back the car back twenty-five yards or so and then rush forward under full speed. The gain was Inperceptible and the undertaking was finally given up. BAILEY 1 RETURNS - From Wilmington' la Mom-Hussera In . - augnratton. . 4- , ' Bailey of North . Carlina has re turned from Wilmington whither he went at the . request of - Governor Elect Russell, ' Gossip had Mr Bailey's visit connected with several important 'matters, but the gentle man who hails from the State declin ed to talk, about the subject. He did say that the Judge was in splendid humor and - would not ar rive in. Kaleigh until a few days previous to the inauguration, - ; As to the date of the inauguration no one knows."; The legislature will fix the dayri As the Pbiss-Vibitob said a week or more ago it will oc cur prior to the thirteenth and will in all probability be the thirteenth or fourteenth. The legislature, at the suggestion of the Governor elect or his friends, will, , Immediately after assembling, set the date for the inauguration.' . The inauguration ceremony will be very simple in deference to the wishes of the Governor elect, who ill take the oath of office before a Justice -of the Supreme Court and Immediately upon taking his seat will transmit a message to the legislature. AYER'S CHIEF CLERK A. Sim, of Cabarrus tlic Man The Foxy Chairman and Editor.. Auditor-elect Hal W. Ayer is the first of the new administrative offi cers to make an appointment. Mr. Ayer has selected Mr. John A. Sims, of Cabarrus, ex-sheriff of the county, as his chief clerk. Mr. Sims was in the city yesterday and it was then that the Auditor, Editor and -Chairman decided to appoint the- Cabarrus gentleman. Mr. Ayer has another clerkship under his control, but he has not decided yet who shall receive the plum. Editor AyeT said this morning that he had just received another letter from a republican member of the legislature who would not sup port Senator Pritchard.. Mr. Ayer said he bad heard from several popu lists recently , who put themselves on record against, the republican senator. It seems rather pcouliar,Mr. Ayer was told, that populists do not care much about the election one of their number as senator. They say that a Silverman will be elected but that a free silver republican would not be objectionable. In reply to tho above statement Mr. Ayer said: "You do not fish on the surface; you have-to go to the bottom to get big fish." The popu list chairman always was foxy. CITIZENS' MEETING. Was Vt'ell Attended Meane Taken to Prevent Professional Charity. The citizens' mcctingatthemayor 'S office this morning was wellattended. Among the ministers present were Bishop Cheshire, Dr. Carter Dr. Marshall, Bev. Dr. Norman, Dr. Daniel, Mr. Foster and Dr. Simms. Editors Daniel and Bailey, R. H. Battle, Geo. Allen, Frank Stronach, A. Jones, J. E. Pouge, Prof. Me- serve and a number of other promi" ment citizens were in attendance. Mayor Buss called the meeting to crder and in so doing, be stated that on yesterday when the call was is sued he had the assurance of the weather prophets that the storm would continue unabated today and that it appeared that it would do so. The need of charity he said, was not so great as was expected.' Mayor Buss called Mr. John Put Ion to the chair, paying a handsome tribute to his work among the poor of the city. Mr H. S. Leard, of the S. A. L. was made Secretary. A number of gentlemen present made talks as to charity work in the city in previous years, and suggest ed methods for. relieving the poor in the future. Tha professional charity seekers,- many of whom flock here from various parts of the State, just ly "came In for severe condemnation. There Is no doubt but that the chari ty giving people, -of Raleigh have been'lmposed upon, and many of the needy poor "made to suffer. - The citizens discussed the matter very thoroughly this morning and took measures which, In the future, it Is thought will ; eliminate all "profes sionals" from charity work. Mr. J. T. Pullen was made chair man of a committee, of which pastors of the city are members, who will see that the needy do not suffer. The case of every applicant will be thoroughly Investigated. A sufficient sum was raised at the meeting today to proyide those with fuel who were absolutely In need STABLES FELL' IN. Coder the Weight- of the Snow Two Uorsea Entrapped Saved Ont. The stable in the rear of Mr. B. M. Andrew's blacksmith shop on South Salisbury street gave way under the weight of snow on the roof and entrapped two horses. ; The -animals were not seriously hurt, though, as might be expected they were badly frightened, They belonged to Mr.,T. B. Mosely and Mr. R. Ed, Crawford. Sections from the north side of the stable were sawed out and in this way the horses were extricated. It took considerable manouvering, to get them out. The stable is about. 40 feet long and about half as wide. The wreck was not so bad on the side in which the horses were confined, and had they been on the south they would have been crushed by tho falling roof. The accident was remarkable for the fact that no more damage was done. A workman barely escaped. TODAY'S MARKETS. Niw York, Dec. 3. Market quotations furnished by E. B. Cuthbert & Co., 30 Broad street, New York, and 305 Wilmington street, Buleigh, N. C, over their special wire: MONTHS. OPEN- HIGH- LOW- CLOS ING. EST. EST. INO 7 00 7 61 7 47 7 47- 7 75 7 57 7 65 7 55- 7 76 7 76 7 62 7 62- 7 80 7 80 7 67 7 67- 7 84 7 85 7 72 7 72- 7 82 7 82 7 73 7 75- 7 90 7 92 7 78 7 78- 7 55 7 55 7 40 7 40- January, February, March. April, ay, June, July, Auirust, bept'mb r, uctoDer, lNovemb r, December, Closed weak; sales, 171,210. The following were the closing quotations on the New York Stock Exchange today: New York stock Market. Sugar . 116 Amerioan Tobacco 761 Burlington and Qulncy 78t Chicago Gaa 76 Dea. and Ct. Feed General Electric 321 Louisville and Nashville 501 Manhattan 961 Rook Island 691 Southern Preferred 3ol St. Paul . 751 Tennessee Coal ad IroL 294 Western Union 861 Chleago Grain and Provision Market. Thefollowing were the closing quo tations on the ChicagoGrain and Pro vision market today: v Wheat December, 80i; May, 831. Corn December, 231; May, 26. Oats December 1 8 ; May 211. Pork Decembar,7.95; January, . Lard December, 3.82; January, 3.97. Clear Rib Sides Dec. 3.90; Jan-- uary 3.92. Liverpool Cotton Market. December 4.15-18 December-January 4.13 January-February 4.12 February-March 4.12 March-April 4.12 April-May 4-12 May-June 4.12-13 Closed quiet, but steady. Pr. nronghton Wanted in New V ork. Dr. L. U. Broughton, of Roanoke, a brother of Mr. N. B. Broughton Mondav received a telegram from Dr. A. C. Dixon, pastor of the Han son Place Baptist church, and mana ger of the Moody revival meetings now going on in New York, asking him to come on and take part in the latter. The doctor had to deoline, owing to the meetings now in prom-ess at Calvary, but hopes to be able to go later, says the World. Typographical I'ntoa Elects Officers. "At a meeting of Raleigh Typo graphical ' Union No. 54, held last evening, the following officers were elected for the ensuing term: vPreBident-r-R O. Rivers. Vice'President C. F. Cooke. Secretary E. S. Cheek. , Treasurer O. D. Christophers. - Reading Clerk Z. T. Broughton, ( Sergeant-at-Arms Simeon Smith It Is rumored that a secret mar riage Is to take place at Apex in the next twenty-four hours, and three of Raleigh's most bewitching young ladies who were at the Union station this afternoon looking for some ot the parties, knew all abdut it, but they would not tell ' lt. Which'one is most interested In the event a so far a problem. Minor Matters Manipulated for the Many. AROUND THE CITY. Pot-Pourri of tha News Pistnred on Pa per Points and People Pertinently Pieked and Pithily Pot In Print. Two convicts were received from Pamlico yesterday and two from Lenoir. See in this Issue notice ot sale of city house and lot by Ernest Hay wood trustee. Persons afflicted Jvtth the mania of wol low i ng speak i ng acq uaintances in the snow were in evidence today. The doctors who were in session in the city yesterday received a per diem of four dollars and ten cents mileage. Messrs. Furman and Everett Bctts have purchased a handsome cutter, which was noticeable among the very handsome sliding turnouts on the streets today . Mrs. Tiernan, "Christian Reid" is soon to have a new boot out, pub lished by the Appletons, and those who baye read it pronounce it to be her best work. Mr. Frank Stronach will have another great combination sale of horses and buggies on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 4th and 5th. There will be some bargains of a life time and you ought not to miss it. Tomorrow (Friday) evening froro eight to eleven o'clock, a reception will be given, complimentary to Mr. and Mrs. A. R. D. Johnson, at the residence of Mr. D. T. Johnson on Hillsboro street, to which their friends are respectfully invited. No cards. Mr. M. S. Hackney, a deputy col lector from Durham, was touched for a iicket to Durham and, all the change in his pocket while waiting in the depot yesterday. Mr. HacK- ney borrowed enough from friends to purchase a ticket to Durham. Sleighing wt.s the popular feature of amusement yesterday afternoon and this morning. There was a stiff gale yesterday and several hats were blown away and have not been seen since, ine owners are oneruig liberal rewards for their return and may be readily recognized by the borrowed hats in which they are temporarily disporting themselves. One of the largests sleighs in the city, loaded with at least a dozen people, mostly children, however, overturned this morning near the Raleigh National Bank and the occu pants were thrown in a big bank of snow. This was one among the oc currences that made the merchants and bovs on Favettcville street laugh. OUR COAST DEFENSE. Prcparatloas for a Heavy Battery on the Virginia Shore. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Washington, D. C, Dec. 3. In case of a war with Spain or with any other foreign power, Washington would be the most vulnerable point on the coast line of the United States. But in the course of a few months it will be so no longer, liids have been opened lor the censtruction of heavy coast defense battery on the Virginia side of the Potomac oppo site old Fort Washington. This much is now public information, though even it is not yet generally known. But the details of the work are a matter of secrecy, though they may be surmised in a general way All that can be said of the new work is that it will consist ot emplacements for two jight-lncn aruns and one ten inch, all of the disappearing carriage type. Th earrlacre. bv the way. like most modern improvements, is a purely American device, not one being owned by ny foreign government. The general principle of "the big fighting mechanism Is that of a gi gantic steel SM-saw. The gun Is Swnug from one end and counter weights from the other. When the weights are released they sink and throw the gun up into firing posi tion: above the hmbankment The recoil of the discharge throws the gun back out of sight, where it Is loaded under shelter. NOW FOB THE SLUSII. Warmer Weather Many Slelchs War 4' - .- Ont Today. The beauty of the snow is fast dls- -appearing. Yesterday the falling . Dales made the ell feel young, and carried joy and happiness to the young. Only the poor witnessed the darker side. " ' ' . , : Today it was different. The streets . were blosked and travel was im peded to a great extent. . In the af ternoon the snow began to melt and the torrent of slush which will be with us for some days1 took its on ward course. . , - . I Yf '' The sidewalks on Fayette villa street were rapidly cleaned early in the morning and business opened up -as usual. It wasnotvceable by -every- - - one that the snow on the side walks , in front of the capitol, post-office and : court bouse, all government build ing?, was not cleared. Such is life. -The day was an ideal - one for sleighing and it is safe to say - that -more cutters and temporarily pro- vised sleighs were out than ever . before. The gingle-gingle of merry bells was heard all over the city and where there was a bell a pretty girl was not far distant. . Mr. vonHermann'sweather herald says that the weather is moderating v and the snow will molt rapidly. ; It is said by the knowing ones that the snow will be of great value to wheat growers and that in conse- -1 quence a large crop will be planted. The storm In North Carolina ,, caused a great deal of troub'.e and, delay to the Seaboard Air Line, Southern Riilwayand Atlantic Coast Line. At Monroe last night there , was snow eighteen inches deep. - Five freight trains were blocked at , that point unable to move, and the Atlanta Special. ' ' which is due in Rbhigh after one o'clock was block- :,- ed hind the freight trains and could " not move. Telegraph wires were t tangled and it was difficult to catch ' many points. . . . TO HAVE MORE POWER. Important Railroad Commission Bill in the Georgia Legtalatnre. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor.- ,. Atlamta, Ga , Dec , 3. An Im portant railroad bill was Introduced in the bouse of representatives yes terday. It is a bill to enlarge the powers of the state railroad com mission and it will give that com mission certain powers which it has not enjoyed in the past. The bill proposes to provide rem edies for the enforcement of the de cisions of tho commission and it also provides penalties for violation, in addition to those already prescribed by law. Tho bill authorizes judge of suprior courts to grant injunc tions and mandamus and to aid the . commission in the enforcement of its V rulings and decisions. ' ; - ' It is a bill to provide summary remedies for the enforcement of the -J orders, rules and regulations of tie Ji railroad commission, in addition to the penalties already provided for. The bill is also to authorize judges . of tho superior courts to grant in- v junctions and mandamus and other proper remedies upon petition of tit railroad commission . The purpose of the bill is to en- ? -. large the powers of the railroad ; commission and invest it with such summary remedies as will enable , the commission to have its orders, rules and regulations promptly " obeyed by common carriers. Under the operation of the bill not only the " railroad commission, but any com- j, pany, or person, interested la such order, or regulation can apply la a summary way by petition . to the ; a judges of the superior court, wlo are clothed with power, as in equit able proceedings, to grant suon , orders as may be necessary to do justice in the premises. Fair and Wsraor storm has moved rapidly The northeastward Into the Atlantic and is no longer influencing the weather on the coast. The snow storm was -heaviest over North Carolina; the ' largest amounts ot unmeltcd snow 1 reported were 12 inches at Charlotte and 8 inches at Raleigh. " ' - The weather is now fair all over ' the country, and warmer In the central valley. - A alight barometric depression is forming in the north- . west which may ' cause wanner weather shortly And a rapid disap pearance of . the snow. It Is 'still raining over southern Florida. 4 . - -.. ... -. --vv , Notice. : The regular meeting of Phalanx Lodge, No. 34, will be held tonight at 7:30 o'clock.'- A full attendance is requested. '-.-. v. A. M. McPuitirs, J., C. C. .1