North Carolina Newspapers

. ...... 1 1 1 1 Sii nLhiii'r HMt-ff - -,' ;?".-rs"ir $3.00 PER YEAft. r f i f . : - I- i-; i TO' OF-iVUKERS Seaboard Freight Ditehed . -( Near Cityi, AFTER THE VESTIBULE Firaoua Ale Overby Killed Engineer i fMapea Spike Removed from Hull-.. Third Attempt to TVnai, the Fast , " Train No Clnei " v- Bad the Seaboard Air Line vesti bule : from s Atlanta, - Washington bound, been running on schedule time last night the six cars with its precious freight of more than a nun dred soolswould have beenprecipta ' ted down a tbirtv-ioot embankinent just beyond, tha penitentiary and - thelossof life must have necessarily been appalling,; ; But U it was, the vestibnle train, which t was : heading for Raleigh at ' a sixty -mile clip, was an hour and a half : . behind schedule time. ' -" , At a point one mile and a halt from 'i the city just beyond the penitentiary and a few hundred yards West of ' Mr. R. SS, Crawford's residence, a death trap awaited the. Seaboard . -:. :" train, .Spikes had been withdrawn from arailand fishplates and bolts re .. - moved where .the embankment was , highest The rail was drawn an Inch away from "the gauge of the ; - track so as to guide the train down ' Ihe embankment The' villianous "V.. work was that of train wreckers, -- who undoubedtly .'planned for the . - destruction of the Seaboard 's vesti - 'bule. ' K ' An extra freight train with En gineer John Robertson at the throt tle and Capt Yearby in control left ; J Apex soon after "12 o'clock. The l train was moving at the rate of ' twenty miles an hour as it neared the snare laid for the vestibule,; It was somewhere between 12:30 and 12:45 when the freight left the rails at - ' that point The engine and the front " cara bounced over , the b11b for 20 . yards, breaking them into splinters. -k, :, aadV- ploughing gteat,furrnghsJnJ Ohf -Cattb, when they toppled over -the left hand side of the embank ment: ' ' ' 1 The fireman, Alex Overby, went down the side of the embankment 4:with the engine and was buried un der- its enormous weight in the . , mud. The death of . the fireman ' -" must have beea instantaneous. Es ' , caping steam and hot water envel . , tped him, taking all the skin' from "A,, his body. His"' fight hand was burned to a crisp. ' ' ' . V ' - Engineer Robertson has not been J. at' " ow , he got', ' out of . the It . all seems to have . ureamor a nightmare ; o him. Besides two broken ribs id a '" braises he is not other 'r. Robertson cannot re ether he jumped fronj here it struck the sills o bounce. The engineers een the wreckand under circumstanoes of the 001 tre almost certain that he rom - the "engine before it rn. As is. well known the s JrcJkBarj3ulel8' that of ja d and It is presumed that eison, In. jumping landed Southern's' track. . Had he wn the embankment with jckage, it is more than likely would -have: shared the fate Jutiful fireman,- -ngineUd-not go as far down -ifc'ment as the ten box cars nanied it '.The former a nearly as possible d about mid , way rth. The ears fell v other and four wrecked .uThey "st ;part with 'nained on hem were racks of rn In a cat's the - wreck occurred two Southern rail way freight, trains approached . In close succession,'; ".They , were sig' naled down. -'''.- 1 '-. v r It was no? long before a wrecking orew was at work. . .The first .move was made to recover the body of the dead firemen. -- It was 8:30 this morning when the body was.' re moved and it' required . a bard five hours work fo do soThe, fire' man, ; Alexander Overby was i coored man, Hs body - was brought to the undertaking estab lishment of Mr; J. W, Brown where It remained.until twelve o'clock. At least 1,000 curiosity seekers called to view .the mutilated body. The body was ' mangled only slightly; Both arms were broken.' The voqr fireman leaves a , wife .who is in a delicate condition and two children The railway (pays for the funeral. engineer Kobertson received a terrible shock and it took him some hours to fully regain bis faculties. In talking Jbf he occurrence this morn ing ne said mat just a lew seconds before reaching the misplaced rail he saw that there was something wrong with the track, but that he did not - have, time to reverse his engine. He remembers that his engine jumped the rails, but subse quent events are a blank in his mind. : . . . Th Work of Wrket. , That the misplacement of the rail was the work of wreckers there is not the least bit of doubt. The evi dence secured so far by the railway officials is conclusie. Last night the spikes and fish plates that were drawn from the rail were discovered lying close by the track, near the point where they were taken, The ' spikes were 'skinned" at feast an inch in length and r bore all signs of being freshly removed. . ... . .: But this morning tho most posi tive evidence was secured by the discovery of an iron draw bar on the left side of the road, concealed in some weeds near a . telegraph pole , The-crow bar is one of the Southern Southern Railway's. The crow-bar, the fish -' plates. .. and ,.. spikes are. - in the ' possession ? of tho 'omban r. -- Thetraer irf-t wcr men i have ;been found ' leading off from the point where thrrall was removed. , So many people hae walked over these that they are now destroyed. A pack of blood hounds have been ordered to trace the vil lians and they are expected this evening. -'. ' ".' . Superintendent Moncure is satis fied that th9 mischief was done by traia wreckers, He so told a Paxss VisrroE reporter todays Mr. Mon cure said that the railroad had the most convincing proof that an at tempt was : made to wreck the fast train, but as yet no clue as to who perpetrated the deed,' has been ob tained, U ', . r'.'-, '.". . ... : There was a street rumor current today that four tramps were put off tne Seaboard mail yesterday near the point of the wreck and that there was a strong belief that they had withdrawn the spikes from the rail. Railroad men denied this story. -V OtM Attempts to Wrck. Two other attempts have been made to wreck the Seaboard's vesti bule trains within the past ten days. Christmas day a short steel rail was wedged; in between two sills near Crabtree bridge.; Engineer Allen ran into the impediment Miraculous to say the train was not ditched, though the cowcather to the engine was torn off. ' The - railroad officials hadve kept ' this quiet A r pile of wood was placed on the track near Crabtree one day last week and engineer Nowell ran.into this. ' His engine was damaged, ,. - -rK There Is no penalty too severe for such miscreants. This community will stand most anything, but it won't be well for a train wrecker if they get a chance at one, - ' , ' Today the wrecking train of the S AC and a force " of menare at twork at the wreck. . The track was cleared this evening.. All the Sea board's trains have gone over the Southern's track as far as Apex.; Two Cnt Fm Atltatlo. " 'A movement fs on foot in Illinois, "T'ndiana and Ohio to get the legisla tes of those states at the coming ilons to require the railroads to uce passenger fpves to 2 cents, -e seems to be some mystery it in Illinois, but President the Travelers', Protective uppears to be working -'ment Ja-Ohio and Indi- tbly is in Illinois, too, ' of the roads suspect ;tate board of ware- jch a bill would tntroduced In IN ADVANCE Ik Prio of the inM-Visitor will b $4 f. it. .J Ui-iU - ' iti lJ.1 given that the price of the Passs VisiToa after January 1 st,' : 1897, would be 35 cents per month instead of 25 cento per month. - Accordingly all bills presented after that date will be at that,' figure: f .Those' who do not wish to pay at that rate have the privilege of paying up and dis-' conUnuing their subscriptioir be tween how and JanuarjTlst Those who let their subscripton run over into i the monthfoi tinuafywilF be expected to pay at the increased rate of 35 cents per mouth when bill is presented.' Any one will have the privilege of paying 13.00 for;" one year in advance any time between now and January 1st, and any one will have the privilege of paying In advance for any number of months at 25 cents per month, provided pay ment is made before January 1st ' NEW town projected; The sonthera Railway Bar Land lor Its Shop at CoolweU, Va. m By Telegraph to the Presi Visitor. Richmond, Va., December 30. The Southern railway liaS qnietly pur' chased quite a large j tract of land at Cool well, a station, .on that road in Amherst county, eight miles north of Lynchburg, for the - purpose of erecting shops for the Virginia Mid land division of that system and con centrating its repair work, at that point s The purchase includes fifty acres' at the station, ..comprising . a level plateauwhidhriH;be?coveo! by the wtoksWpsf The tk contem plates th building of many houses for the workmen, and a new town will quickly spring into life similar to Crewe, Clifton Forge and other railroad towns created in the last few years under similar conditions. The plans of toe company were show ia a suit at Amberit Court House a few day sago over'' title' to an interest in part of the lands pur chased. - 1 " ' ' - - 3 5 i By Jelextaph thePresa-yisitoif steamer Dauntless "came up the St Johns river from May port this after noon with a revenue; Officer aboard, who has had charge of the vessel for sometime. While the officer was ashore the Dauntless again put to sea without him and it is said embarked sup plies from South Jacksonville, ap parently cases of groceries. The movements of this vessel are looked upon with suspicion by Spanish officials in this city. Tne revenue cutter Bout well followed the Dauntless as soon as it was pos sible to ret up steamr " ' Bradley May RMign. By Telegraph to the.Prtass-VUltorv ? - Fkakkfobt, Ky., Dec. 30. Gov. Bradley refuses to discuss the pub lished rumor that he intends to re sign the office of Governor. He ad mits, however, that he wrote Major McKinley sating he would not ac cept a federal office, ii' v. - r " " Will Not Accept Intervention. By Cable to the Press-Visitor. Madrid, Dec. 30. The Spanish Premier Castillo says he will not ao cept the i intervention of the United States in Cuba oftintroduce reforms there while the rebellion is not con fined to eastern provinces. . Virginia Earl Very 111. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Nxw York. Dec 30. The condi tion of Virginia- Earlo the pretty ac tress who is suffering with peritoni tis at the hotel Vendome is very serious today, y The Ameiiaaa Tobaeao Company Daelarea . t aDividMd. By Telerraph to the Press-Visitor . Niw York, Dec. 30; The Amerl can Tobaxo Company: has declared dividends of 2 per cent on the pre ferred nd 3 'per cent, on the com mon stock. .'Nothing has been done on the sorip. . The dividends are payable February firsf 'The books close January 15th and reopen, Feb ruary 2d. r- c' HUs.fi J- Tomortow will oethClwt dartst iiffyear and the fast daj on which subscribers can pay in; advance for the pRxsarVjgiTos Mi (he irateof $3.00 per year or 25 cento per month. After January 1st, all payments on tubscriotion to this rAper.iwlll. be strictly at the' rale ot' 35 craW'TJerJ PAY uonaiiion 01 ine tie uaam Greatly. ImprdTeu. ' : ' - f i ' ' : ,, r- - PAID OFF THE PEBT Left as a Legacy by Former Admlniatra-tlona-Bccommendationa to l(lsla ? tnre-Cen. Cameron Asks that the SalaiV of 6ffi U Inareaaed. - Adjutant General Cameron has completed his annual report and it is now in tne hands, of j tne,-,Gdver nor. The State guard is a credit to theState, as is tbeAdjutant's report. It makes a splendid showing and is undoubtedly the best ever issued from tha office. General Cameron's administration has' been a highly Creditable one. The General re commends that the salary of his successor be increased sufficient to justify his giving' the office all his time. The general condition of the guard is excellent. As far as practicable inefficient commands have been weeded 'out and ail possible means adopted . for making the force a thoroughly reliable efficient military ojie. - s To make the national guard of North Carolina second to none in point of practical efficiency, in spite of direct attacks and persistent op position, has been the constant aim and desire of the present adminis tration. With what success, the present condition of the guard, must attest'" ":-:'-- i ' Ou several different occasions during the past year the State guard was called out at the call of the civil authorities to enforce the law and prevent riot and bloodshed. The calls were promptly met and trouble and bloodshed averted. Comment ing on this General Camerpu says : I can think of no stronger reason In favor of fostering and maintain ing a well, organised and. efficient State guard than the object lessons presented by the increasing demands for their services every year. The Adjtant General commends the prac tical marches, as were token by the fourth regiment. "Despite the adverie report of the commanding officer of United States steamer Amphitrite relative to to the naval reserves of this state, the reports of others, coupled with known practical results of these practice cruises this summer would clearly indicate that they had ac complished fully as much (if not more) than ever before. '' At the close of the year '95 the guard consisted, of 27 companies of infantry and 3 companies of naval reserves. The number of meu, field and staff officers included, was 1,660 During the present year two companies of Infantry have been disbanded and three new companies admitted. The present available force consists of 28 companies of in fantry and three divisions of naval reserves. The troops are well equipped and armed for six months service. The present armament of the guard, says the adjutant general, is unsatisfact ory owing to the defective condi tion of the guns vhich are old and practically unserviceable. Every effort has been made to equip the guard with servicable Springfield rifles (cat. 46) of which the govern ment has an abundant supply, but without successi It is to be hoped that congress will come' to the re lief the national guard. Thegeneial recommends to the gov ernor and general assembly : First, that an ai annual appro bation of a sufficient sum to not only pay for armory rents, but also when, in camps tt on practice march ; to payhe officers and men so engaged a per diem, sufficient at least to secure them from personal pecuniary loss, while obeying the 6tateXprders,,:J i i Second, confer medals of suitable design And inscription for service and Snd 1 workmanship, the: former to be granted to all officers'; and en listed men who have served five years and over, - J Third, abolish the old stationing annual encamp substitute therefor jrsf'' toOTf,least six days I'Pourtb, . commission nc or oompany " officer jant passed a satisfactorjr exau-. tohis qualification and fit office. .'. " . ' . Fifth, arrange ffposs' clause with the,uavyvfj smaller or lighter vessel I, capableSrngramme of entering the shallow waters of our sounds. When the present administration took hold the guard was armed as at present, but the condition as far as clothing and equipment 'was con cerned was simply deplorable. Few companies had complete uniforms and most of them were ragged. The guard was totally unprepared for service and had a debt of $2,230 hanging over it. During the past four years by bard work the following results have been obtained: All indebtedness has been paid off, while quite a snug sum re mains in the hands of the paymaster general. A vessel of war; the Am phetrlte baa been secured from the government, together with guns, boats, etc. The lantf forces have been completely equipped with regu lation uniforms, both full dress and fatigue. In addition, the force has been equipped with leggins, fatigue caps, campaign hats, 1,200 excellent blankets, army pattern, an abundant supply of overcoats, together with additional tents and camp equipage. The entire guard could be put in the field for six months service on four hours notice Since February 1st, '93 application has been received from 80 persons asking permission and authority to organize new com panies. Service strips are now issued to the men, as fast as they become entitled to them, while the estab lishment of the "retired list" will doubtless keep in touch with the service and preserve to the state when necessary the services of many valuable" and experienced officers. A Hotchkiss irun has also been securea and will be kept at the state arsenal. A PLEASANT EVENING. A Pretty Entertainment Last Night at the First Baptist Church. No feature of the Christmas holi days furnished more enjoyment to the children than the annual Christmas Sunday-school entertainments and such was doubly the case last night at the First Baptist Church in this ei wken the Sunday-school of that church fs.udered the beautiful juve nile cantata, ""Santa. Claus' Recep tion" and "The Old tCoiB32 who Lived in a Shoe. " The program was creditably rend ered throughout and witnessed by a large and appreciative audience in fact the Sunday-school room, in which the entertainment wasgiven, was filled to overflowing, many be ing turned away from the doors long before the exercises began. The entertainment was under the direction of Superintendent S. W. Brewer and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Dodd, who for many years have been teachers of the infant class and who have always managed the en tertainments given by. this school and whose excellent training of the children was manifested by the man ner in which each and every child so ably performed their respective parts of the program. The exercises were opened with prayer by the pastor, Rev Dr. Car ter. -Then came the opening chorus by the infant class, "Ring, Ring the Bells," which was deliKhtfullv ren dered. Santa Claus' reception came next with a solo by the teacher, Miss Pearl Jones, and a full chorus by the class. "I Believe, " a beautiful little solo, was next and was rendered in a most delightful and pleasing manner by Master James Thomas. The next was a song of the Snow- land, by Bessie Rogers, Alice New- combe and Willow Norris. "Zeno, the messenger 'A Santa Clause then appeared and made a clever impres sion by announcing how be was go ing to deceive old Santa and attend the reception. The impersonation was by Master Talcott Brewer Master Charlie Watson sang a "cheer up" song that was much enjoyed. Next came the "Indian boy's song,'' by a band of boys in Indian costume Little Mary Ray sang the ballad "Go to Sleep My Dolly, and was then wooed to sloep herself by the litt'o fairy queen Ethel Lyon in tion and song. The OhineR" tie J afid was loudly ap plauded . "The old woman in the shoe" was impersonated by Miss Lizzie Brings, and ber own introduction and the chorus of the twety-five or more little children were pleasing fea tures of the entertainment. "Dot and Dimple" were repre sentedtby Maggie Faueett and Car rie Taachy, and then Master James Thomas told bow troublesome the word "don't" was to a child. Then came Santa Clans, Mr. C. W. Newcombe, in a song full of good cheer for the children and then a solo and chorus, led by Miss Ella Dicks. Zona, again in 'happy mood" and finally theclosingchorus, "Good Night." and an invitation front Santa Claus for all the children to' follow him and each should be re warded. The children lost no time in accepting the invitation of old Santa, and one and all went forward and received packages of confections. The orchestra was composed of- piano, Mr. tam .Farrisb; cornet, Mr. Thomas, trombone, Master Wilbur Royster; first violin, Miss Maggie Moring; second violin, Master Charles Watson. FEMALE UNIVERSITY. The Building to be Completed end Hoofed Wight Away. will begin on the Baptist university building at an Work female early date, just as soon as the weather will permit. The building which is situated on the corner of Edenton and Blount streets has reached the second story. The last payment on the build ing has been paid and there is a neat sum in the treasury with which to complete the work of construc tion. Tho building will be roofed before another break in the work occurs. TODAY'S MARKETS. Nsw Yobk, Dec. 30. Market quotations furnished by E. B. Cuthbert & Co., 30 Broad street, New York, and 305 Wilmington street, Raleigh, N. C, over their special wire: MONTHS. OPEN- HIGH- LOW- CLOS ING. EST. EST. INO 6 84 8 84 6 75 6 79- 6 92 fl 92 6 82 84 8 98 6 98 6 90 6 92- 7 03 7 03 6 98 G 99 7 11 7 11 7 04 7 07 7 1 7 1ft 7 09 7 12 7 U 7 20 7 14 7 1(1 6 74 '"t") 74 0 Tfi- January, February, April, May, June, July, August, Sept'mb'r, October, Wovemb'r, December, CloSeJ quiet and steady; sales 128,600 bales. The following were the closing quotations on the New York Stock Exchange today: New York Stock Market. Sugar 112 American Tobacco "91 Burlington and Qulncj "0 Chicago GaB "3i Des. and Ctt. Peed General Electric 32i Louisville and Nashville 4(?i Manhattan 89 Rock Island 064 Southern Preferred 26 St. Paul 734 Tennessee Coal lad I rot. 25j Western Union 8:i Chloago Grein and Provision Market. Thefollowing were the closingquo tationsontheChicagoGrainand Pro vision market today : Wheat May, 821; July 78. Corn May, 25 ; July, 2( . Oats May 19i; .luly - . Pork January, 7.50; May, 7.80. Lard January 3. 77; May, 3.95. Clear Rib Sides January 3.77; May 3.95. Liverpool Coup Market. December 3- ''1 December-January 3.57 January-February 3.5i February-March .'1.56 March-April 3.56 April-May 3.56 May-June 3.57 Closed easy, sales 10,000 ba'- Tho SHORT - STATEMENTS: Minor Matters for the Manipnlated , Many. AROUND THE CITY. 7 Pot-Pourrl of the Nwa FietnraJ omft per lolnta and Peoplt Pertineoiit I'ickeJ and Pithily l In Attention is called to thetew a'i-' nouncement today ol the Oak City ljkudrjr,..4Titt(b' Now jktr they will be prepared 'toiflo the same cleaa, pretty work thejf have been doing. : The Waif Saving Circle Of the King's Daughters will meet tomor row afternoon at the residence of Mrs. W. B. Kendrick at 3 o'clock. A full attendance of the members is desired. Paying $3.00 in advance for the Pkk8s-Vi8itor before the price goes up is just like discounting a good paper for 33 per cent. HLa a dollar saved on a three dollar invest. After January first the price move up to $4.00 par year or cents per month. The next attraction at the Acad emy of Music is "Our Flat." This is one of the very best comedies on the road. Those acquainted with theatrical events will remember that Emily Bancker achieved her splendid success last season in this play, ' Our Flat" is booked at the Academy January 12th. A quilting party will be given to morrow afternoon in the Presbyteri au Sunday -sehocl room, by the Young Ladies' Aid Society. Songs, recitations, fi 'die and banjo selec tions will compose the programme. The presence of the older members with any ideas, is especially desir ed. An admission fee of 10 cents for ladies and 25 cents for gentlemen will be charged. Refreshments will be served. Mr. W L Eatzenberger, manager of the Babbitt soap, and his fore are in the city. Mr Katzenberger says theywill give stereoptican ex hibitions here four weeks hence, lasting one week. They uow six horses and twelve musf- Mr Seelig is with the organizatluu as advertising agent. The envelope containing the fixe lucky numbers of ten dollars each offered by the Farina Boiler' Mills compaCy will be opened by Mayor Russ at his officC on Friday, January 1st, at 12 m , and will be announced then. Tuose holding tickets will please bring or send them that day. Mr. J. D. Riggan today deposited at the Commercial and Farmers' Bank a basket full of mony tht . looked to be about the size of a half bushel basket, it was filled with greenbacks, silver, gold, checks and every other sort of currency. Thd deposit was the result of Mr. Rig gan 's sales on Christmas eve, and it was one of the largest deposits ever made in any bank at Raleigh. Mr. Riggan did the business Christmas and no mistake. There will be aieception at the Y MCA rooms tomorrow evening by the ladies' auxiliary. It is the cus tom of the ladies' auxiliary of the Y M C A to give the members a re ception on new year's evening, A committee will be at the rooms at -2 to 6 p m to receive the refreshments which have been promised by mem bers of the auxiliary. Any dona tions from persons who are not mew bersaud who feel an interest inth' order will be jaost jthank' " ceived by the ladio there be a will 1 r i-57 r I 4 1 i it i V, '.. month. - -M ' the old monltop Mticl - V i - aw