THE PRESS- VISITOR.
VOL. XXXVI.--NO. 60.
RALEIGH, N. C., FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 189^.
$3.00 PER YEAR.
WILL REBUILD AGAIN.
The Street Car Company to
Put in a New Plant,
THE LOSS IS $25,000.
The Company Will, in all Probability,
Operate Three Cars by Horse Power—
The Fire a Severe Blow to
Raleigh.
The worst conflagration that has
visited Raleigh in years, last night
swept away the power house and
general headquarters of the Raleigh
electric Company, which is located
on the corner of Jones West streets,
together with all the machinery,
costly electrical appliances and ten
street cars.
It was near ten o’clock last night
When engineer Corbett saw a small
flame issuing from the roof of the
boiler room, near the partition that
cuts off the car shed room. Engineer
Corbett with quick presence of mind
turned the company's hose on the
flame, which at that time covered
only a space of a few feet. In fight
ing the flame, the fire was driven
through the thin partition into the
car shed. Once in the shed the
flames spread with remarkable rapi
dity Shooting out in every direction.
The shed was nothing less than a
fire trap and in an incredibly short
time the whole building was en
cased in flames. At 10 z :10 the fire
alarm was turned on, but then the
flames were already beyond humane
control. The regular and the re
serve fire forces were called out
and fought the flames valiantly,
saving several adjacent buildings.
Several streams were turned on
Ellington and Royster's lumber
plant, which adjoined the power
house and in this way it was saved
from destruction.
The heavens were lit up by
the glare of the fire which blazed
fiercely. For several blocks it was
as bright as day and the flames were
visible for some miles. Thousands
of citizens went to the scene of the
conflagration which died out as the
New Year was ushered in.
The fire is a severe blow to Ral
eigh. Besides tying up our excel
lent street car system, the larger
number of our business people who
patronized the campany are incon
venienced in their lighting arrange
ments.
The boilers, engines, machinery
and all the cars that were in the
house are a complete loss. The
company owned] 13 cars and ten of
these were consumed. The other
three are on the streets where they
were checked last night when the
circuit was broken by the fire. One
car is standing on the Hillsboro
bridge, another is on Fayetteville
street near the market and the third
is on Peace street.
The loss sustained by the com
pany is estimated at $25,000. Presi
dent Alf. A. Thompson said the
property cost about $35,000 when
purchased and that the actual loss
was $25,000. The company carried
insurance to the extent of $12,500.
Several prominent business citizens
of Raleigh were largely interested
in the company. The general elec
tric company of which J. H, Cutler,
ef Boston, is the representative, was
the largest owner.
The city will only be temporarily
without electric cars. The Press-
Visitor has every assurance that a
new plant, even more modern and
better than the old one, will be put
in. The enterprise had been made
to pay during the past few months.
It will take at least two months to
equip the plant so that it will be in
working order,
In order that the street railway
service may not be suspended en
tirely it is proposed by the manage
ment to use horse-power if it is
found to be practicable, and as soon
as possible the cars will be operated
in this way until the plant is again
ready for operation.
In regard to the lighting, if it is
possible to secure power temporarily
the company will continue to oper
ate the lights. The company has
shown considerable enterprise in
the last two years and we have no
doubt but that they will feel greatly
encouraged to again equip their plant
for both street railway and lighting
service if they have liberal encourag-
ment in the way of contaacts for
lighting. It is hoped that they will
receive such encouragement as they
undoubtedly deserve. It will bene
fit the whole city.
. Mr. Alf. A. Thompson, president
of the Street Railway company, in
an interview, spoke very hopefully
to the Press-Visitor this morning
as to the prospects for the early re
building and re-equipping of the
plant and system. Mr. Thompson
will at once call a meeting of the
stockholders of the company which
will be held as early as possible,
some of the stockholders living at a
distance from the city. The gentle
men composing the company repre
sent ample capital and can rebuild
the plant in a short period of time
-if they decide to do so. There is
every reason to believe that this
will bedone. Mr. Thompson informs
us that the business of the company
has been growing and that it was
becoming reasonably profitable. It
is earnestly hoped that the com
pany will decide to rebuild the
plant and begin operation at an
early day and it is thought to be al
most certain that they will,
NO JOINT CAUCUS.
Chairman Ayer Says the Populist Legisla
tors will not Enter Into Them.
The Populist members of the leg
islature will enter into no joint cau
cuses at this session of the legisla
ture, The Hon. Chairman Hal Ayer
is authority for the above informa
tion. At the last session of the leg
islature the Populists and Republi
cans caucused jointly on many mat
ters, but this year, Mr. Ayer says
the Populists will caucus by them
selves.
We asked the noble chairman if
the Populists would act with Repub
licans as they did in ’95.
“In some particulars,” said the
chairman diplomatically, “provided
the Republicans act with us. I
don’t think there will be difficulty
in arranging things satisfactorily.”
Mr. Ayer had nothing new to say
about the senatorial situation.
It is learned that Mr. Ayer has
engaged 49 rooms at Barney’s Hotel
(the old Central Hotel) for Populist
members of the legislature. This
hotel is to be Populist headquarters.
Just why it was seen proper to
gather all the Pops together in one
household has not been stated, but
the knowing ones have their ideas.
Some go so far as to say that Butler
had the Pops corralled in order to
keep 'them" from'FritcuaTu influ
ences.
POPULISTS WARNED
By Jim Young that Colored people Will
Not Support Them if They
Defeat Pritchard.
Jim Young says in this week’s
issue of the Gazette:
“As we understand it, the popu
lists have nothing against Senator
Pritchard, per se, but, upon the
other hand, they have great respect
for and confidence in him. That
being so, we take it for granted
(and do not see how it can be other
wise) that if Senator Pritchard says
that he will continue in the future
as in the past to stand up for silver,
that he ought to and will receive the
vote of every populist member of the
general assembly who were elected
by populist-republican co-operation.
By pursuing this course the popu
lists would haye everything to gain
and nothing to lose. The colored
people of the state regard Senator
Pritchard as their friend, and are
very desirous of his re-election, and
to such an extent that they would
look with disfavor upon efforts in
the future to get them to support
co-operation candidates of the popu
list party if he is defeated. The
populists recognize the fact that the
colored voters, with few and rare
exceptions (who yielded to Demo
cratic boodle) have been among their
strongest, most zealous and potent
allies in planning and carrying out
co-operation in this state. We want
to see this friendly relation between
the populists and colored people
perpetuated instead of destroyed, as
webelieve it to be for the best interest
of all concerned. The populistshave
it in their power to make perpetual
this relation by helping to re-elect
Pritchard, or to greatly impair it by
defeating him.
Mass Meeting ol Baptists.
Rev. John E. White will preach
at the Baptist Tabernacle Sunday
morning for pastor Simms. All
members of the church are invited
to be present to hear Mr. White.
Sunday night there will be a mass
meeting of all the Baptists in the city
at the First Baptist Church. This
is the annual meeting of Baptists
which is held in the interest of city
missions. Missionary work for the
New Year will be mapped out.
Mr. and Mrs, J. M. Wyatt and
son, John Mitchell, of Durham are
visiting friends in this city.
THE PRESS-VISITOR
Annual Meeting of the Stock
holders and Directors.
5 PER CENT DIVIDEND
Declared Upon the Stock of the Company
—The President’s Report Shows
The Press-Visitor to be in a
Healthy Condition.
The stockholders and directors of
the Press-Visitor held their annual
meeting last night at 8:30 o'clock at
the office of the company in the Pul
len building. Mr, Greek 0. Andrews,
president of the company, presided,
and a large majority of the stock was
represented in person. The presi
dent made a report of the business
of the company for 1896, which made
a highly gratifying and satisfactory
showing of the sound and healthy
and prosperous business condition
of the Press-Visitor. The presi
dent after making his report stated
to the stockholders that the financial
condition of the company was such
as to justify the company in declar
ing a dividend of at least 5 per cent
upon the stock of the company for
the year 1896,
After the meeting of the stock
holders a meeting of the board of
directors was at once held and the
election of officers for the ensuing
year was gone into.
Mr. Greek 0. Andrews was elect,
ed president and treasurer of the
company, Mr. J. N. McRary was
elected vice president and Mr. Ver
non F. McRary was elected secre
tary.
On motion a dividend of 5 per cent
upon the stock of the company was
declared, and was ordered to be
paid at once by the treasurer. Mr.
Greek 0. Andrews was re-elected
editor and manager of the Press-
Visisor for the ensuing year, and
after some congratulatory expres
sions upon the successful manage
ment of the paper, the meeting ad
journed.
The Press-Visitor took the after
noon field in Raleigh nearly eighteen
months ago, and the successful'and
permanent place which it has taken
in the field of Raleigh journalism has
been maintained by a steady and
aggressive policy to keep the paper
always in the lead and to keep its
standard always up to the highest
point. It has never been allowed to
lag. Its business department has
been pushed every day and its
patrons have learned to look upon
it as a live and up-to-date medium
through which to reach the ear and
eye of the entire Raleigh public,
while its readers have grown to feel
that its always bright, readable and
interesting columns are indispensi-
ble to the fireside at the close of
each day. It is the verdict of the
people that the Press-Visitor is a
first-class newspaper in all respects
and this is the secret of its success,
Wejiever give our readers half a
loaf, and for this they are appreci
ative. They take the paper,they read
it, they advertise in it and they are
willing to pay for it, The Press-
Visitor will be a better newspaper
in 1897 than it was in 1896, and with
the hope that it will lose none of
the host of its old friends but that it
will add many new ones during the
next twelve-month it wishes them
all a most cordial, a most prosperous
and a most happy new year.
The Atlanta Postoffice.
By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 1.—Feb
ruary 1, 1897, the postoffice at At
lanta, Ga., will become a presidenti
al office of the first class. This ad
vance was pursuant to the postal
regulations, which provide that
every free delivery city of 75,000 in
habitants or more shall be entitled
to a postoffice of the first class. The
recent State census showed Atlanta
to have a population of over 83,000.
Female Deputy Sheriff.
By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor.
Buckhannon, W. Va., January
1.—This county is the first State to
have a female deputy Sheriff. Mrs.
Susan Smith, daughter of Sheriff-
elect Fowkes, has been sworn in as
his chief deputy, and has given
bond the same as the male deputies.
She will do her turn in the court
room and jail. Mrs. Smith is a
robust woman and is amply able to
do her duty, no matter what it may
be.
Dr. I. E. Emerson, the discoverer
and inventor of the famous Bromo
Seltzer is in the city.
A BUSINESS CHANGE
Mr. John A . MacRae Sells Out to Hicks &
Rogers.
Mr. John Y. MacRae, the oldest
druggist in Raleigh in business, but
certainly not in age, has sold out his
entire drug business in this city to
the firm of Hicks & Rogers, and the
purchasers today took charge of
Mr. MacRae’s Wilmington street
drug store and will succeed him
there, doing business at both this
and their former stores. Mr. Mac
Rae will retain the stand at
the corner of Fayetteville and Mar
tin streets, where he will conduct a
first-class cigar and tobacco store,
and will serve all kinds of tempting
beverages from his beautiful soda
fountain, also all kinds of mineral
drinks and cold and warm weather
drinks in season. It will be a pop
ular resort and Mr. MacRae will no
doubt have many visitors and pat
rons. The entire stock of drugs has
been removed from the Fayetteville
street store to the Wilmington street
store and Messrs. Hicks & Rogers
will immediately take charge of the
latter place and will carry on busi
ness at their two stands.
Mr. MacRae's retirement from the
drug business in Raleigh will
be heard with general re
gret, Besides being the oldest
drug man in Raleigh he is the best
known and most widely advertised
man in the drug business in the city
and probably in the State. The
name of John Y. MacRae is known
in every hamlet in this part of North
Carolina. Mr. MacRae has always
believed in advertising and has re
alized it as one of the chief elements
of success. He has been a liberal
user of printers ink and this has
been one of the secrets of his suc-
cese. It is interesting to note as a
bit of history that John Y. MacRae's
drug store is the oldest drug house
in Raleigh that has continued with
out change of name. Mr. MacRae
came to Raleigh twenty years ago
and took charge of the drug business
of Pescud, Lee & Co., at the stand
now occupied by Mr. James I. John
son. He retained this connection
for seven years and then went into
business for himself and the name
and store of John Y. MacRae at the
corner of Wilmington and Martin
streets has been familiar to the peo
ple of Raleigh and surrounding
country for twelve years. In Octo
ber, a year ago, Mr. MacRae opened
his handsome branch store on Fay
etteville street where he will now
continue his cigar and tobacco busi
ness. There is not a man in Raleigh
or Wake county who has more
friends than has John Y. MacRae
and they all will miss him from his
old familiar stand and wish him good
luck and success in the future.
Messrs. Hicks & Rogers, who
succeed Mr. MacRae, are among our
most popular and successful drug
gists and we bespeak for them the
good will and patronage of all the
old friends of Mr. MacRae and of the
entire Raleigh public.
MR MOYE RETIRES
DBH1 FIRST UK
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In Advance of the other Leg
islators,
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BUTLER, MONDAY
Senator Pritchard Will Arrive not Later
Than Sundav-’-Secretary Hyams
Is on His Way From
Washington.
Mr. E. C. Duncan, the representa
tive from Carteret county is the
first member of the legislature to
arrive on the scene of the State’s
political battle ground for the next
70 days. Mr. Duncan, who is an
ardent republican and a very clever
fellow with it,is very much interest
ed in the re-election of Senator But
ler and this is probably the true
reason of his early arrival. The
legislature meets Wednesday the
sixth of January.
Senator Butler is coming Monday
afternoon.
A letter received in this city today
from the populist Senator by Chari-
man Ayer gave this information,
Senator Butler will remain in the
city until after the election of a Sena
tor. The Senator comes here to
play a little part in that election.
Senator Pritchard will probably
arrive here Sunday. This citizen
of Madison county, who is striving
to secure a re-election is not posi
tively certain as to the hour that he
will be able to get away from Wash
ington, He hopes to reach here by
Sunday at the latest. His chief lieu
tenant, and the gentleman who will
be in charge of the Senator's bead-
quarters, Mr. W. S. Hyams, is
already on his way to Raleigh from
Washington.
It will be imposible to ascertain
anything definite about Senator
Pritchard’s chances of defeat until
all the populist members get on the
ground. Matters will begin to grow
interesting when Butler and Pritch
ard arrive.
Clerk of Court Young Appoints George 1.
Tonoffskl, Chief Clerk.
Mr. D H Young, clerk of Wake
superior court has appointed Mr.
George L. Tonoffskl of this city, his
chief clerk to succeed Mr. A W
Moye, who has filled the position so
acceptably for a number of years.
Mr. Moye is one of the most clever
and accommodating gentlemen imagi
nable and he understands the duties
of the clerk’s office as few people do.
Theoffice is a very difficult one and
it is not easy to learn the duties at
tached to it. Clerk Young though
of a different political faith from
Mr. Moye found it to bis interest to
retain Mr. Moye in office two years
although the pressure brought to
bear on him from certain sources to
replace Mr. Moye by a republican
has been strong. Particularly has
the kicking been strong since the
election.
Mr. Moye has made for himself a
host of friends by his universal at
tention and kindness to the public
in his official capacity and they will
join with the Press-Visitor in
wishing the retiring clerk a happy
and prosperous new year.
Phantom Party.
Last night some of the ladies at
the Park hotel extended to their
gentlemen friends a farewell to
Leap Year in the form of a
“Phantom Party ” The costumes
were sheets and white masks
and weird and ghastly look
ing were the participants as they
wandered about the ball room and
corriders sheeted. The dancing
was not much enjoyed until all were
unmasked, when gaily tripped the
dancers keeping time to the music
The Old Virginia Reel was danced,
and at 12 o’clock the soft strains of
“Home Sweet Home” floated out.
and swiftly and smoothly couple
after couple glided over the smooth
floor, and “a happy new year” was
called cut as each passed the other.
The evening was a decided success
and many were the thanks extended
to the fair hostesses, and especially
to the two who first proposed the
party and who carried it through.
R. R. ORDER AMEN
STATEMENTS.
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Minor Matters Manipulated
for the Many.
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AROUND THE CITY.
Railway Commission Requires Railroads
to Post Arrivals of Trains Promptly.
TheRailway Commission has issued
circular no 57 amending rule No. 14
of the rules governing the posting
of bullitins regarding the transpor
tation of passengers.
Complaint was made by a gentle
man from Wake Forest that the rail
road did not post the time of arrival
of passenger trains regularly. Rule
No, 14 requires the railroads to post
the arrival of trains at all telegraph
stations ten minntes in advance of
the schedule time and when late to
approximate as closely as possible
the time of arrival.
To remedy the existing evil as
complained of by the Wake Forest
citizen, the commission today issued
the following order :
“Rule 14 is hereby amended by
adding at the end of same the follow
ing:
‘The bulletin board shall be placed
in a conspicuous^ place at the ticket
office, and notices thereon of arrival
or departure of trains, shall be
erased immediately after the depart
ure of trains.”
THE COUNtYoMPLETED.
The Offical Vote Prepared by Clerk Young
Gives Jim Young 2 Majority.
The recount of ballots received by
Mr. N B Broughton and James H
Young for a seat in the general as
sembly in the examination before
Justice Marconi was concluded to
day at 12 m.
There is a variance in the official
vote as kept by Clerk of the Court
Young and that kept by friends of
Mr. Broughton, The vote kept by
Mr. Young gives Young a majority
of two, while the vote kept by Mr
ZT Broughton give Mr Broughton
a net gain of 20 over the former
vote, which is a majority of two in
favor of Mr. Broughton.
According to the official count Mr.
Broughton received 4,719 votes and
Young, 4,721 in the recount. The
vote received by Mr. Broughton in
the original count at the general
election was 4,720, while that receiv
ed by Young was 4,738.
This shows a loss of one vote for
Mr. Broughton and seventeen for
Young. The legislature will not be
governed entirely by the recount.
If Mr. Broughton establishes his
other contentions he should win.
The examination will be continued
tomorrow oat ten o'clock when
Mr. Dan Young’s deposition will be
completed.
TO RETAIN CONTROL.
Held a Bale Twenty-Five Years.
A special from Rome, Ga., to the
Atlanta Constitution says: “Mr. W
C Mills, of this county, brought a
bale of cotton to town recently which
had been lying under his father’s
ginhouse ever since the fall of 1872.
John Mills grew the cotton on his
plantation in Chattooga county du
ring that year and in the fall, after
it was picked and ginned, the price
went down and the old man decided
to hold it, feeling confident that it
would go to 20 cents a pound. In
stead of that the pric e continued to
decline and during all these years it
has lain there awaiting the rise in
value that never came. Last winter
the old man died and his son took
charge of his estate and among the
assets was the old bale of cotton,
much weather-beaten with the bag
ging very badly frayed and ties
rusted, but the lint as white as on
the day that it was ginned. The son
tried to sell it and it was purchased
by Bass Bros. & Co. for 5.80 cents
a pound, a fraction more than one-
fourth the price for which the old
man had held it so long.
Stockholders of the A. & N. C. Road Lease
Rob the President of His Power.
The stockholders of the Atlantic
& North Carolina railroad met yes
terday in Goldsboro.
A mandamus signed by Judge
Robinson restraining the stock
holders from changing the by laws
so as to fix the lease was served
upon them.
From gentlemen who arrived in
the city today it was learned that
the stockholders took the manage
ment of the road from under the
control of the directors and presi
dent. The executive power of admin
istering the affairs of the road
was placed in the hands of the chair
man of the finance committee. In
other words the management of the
road was delegated from the Presi
dent to the chairman of the finance
committee. The President's office
is merely a nominal one now. The
salary of the President was also
decreased from $1,800 to $1,200
The election of a Superintendent
and Secretary and Treasurer was
taken from the control of the direc
tors.
This action on the part of the
stockholders has made the repub
licans very indignant. They say
they have been temporarily phased,
but that a new charter will be ob
tained from the legislature and the
action of the stockholders reversed.
Mr, Alf A. Thompson, President
of the Raleigh Street Railway, de
sires to tender through the Press-
Visitor the thanks of the company
to the Raleigh Fire Department for
their prompt appearance and effici
ent work last night. While the
alarm was too late to admit of suc
cessfully fighting the flames the
activity with which the department
worked was thoroughly appreciated.
A telegram was received here to
day from Henderson announcing the
death of Mrs. D. Y. Cooper which
occurred there this morning.
Emancipation Day was observed
with appropriate exercises as in
former years by a number of our
colored citizens today.
Mr. J. R. Williams, returned to his
home in Baltimore to-day.
NO INCREASE IN PRICE:
The Raleigh Gas Company Fully Equipped
To Supply Electric Lights.
Capt. B. P. Williamson, President
of the Raleigh Gas company,sayshis
company is fully equipped tosupply
Raleigh with all the electric lights
that may be needed, Capt. William
son said that the company was not
disposed to take advantage of the
public and that there would be no
increase in their prices. “Con
tracts for electric lights will be taken
at the same rate today as yesterday
and the day before,” said the presi
dent.
Pot-Pourri of the News Pictured on Pa
per—Points and People Pertinently
Picked and Pithily Pu* in
Print.
The Junior German Club vill to-
night give its New Year’s german
in the ball room of the Park hotel.
The lady who lost a pair of gold
spectacles and who advertised for
them in yesterday’s Press-Visitor
will please call at or send to this of
fice and get them.
Dr. Kilgo, president of Trinity
college, will speak at Metropolitan
Hall on Sunday afternoon ata “men's
mass meeting, " at 3:30 o’clock,under
YMCA auspices,.
The Raleigh Male Academy, Mes
srs. Morson and Denson principals,
will open Monday and parents are
asked to send their boys promptly.
The first evidence of the early
assemblage of the legislature is the
arrival of book agents. Mr. W. R.
Walker, the representative of Ginn
& Co. has arrived on the scene,
Mr. E. B, C. Hambley, who has
been running the Rockwell Park
Farm for several years, has sold out
his dairy and cattle to Mr. Joe. H.
NcNeely of Salisbury.
Clarence Alston, the well known
cornetist, has received a flattering
offer from Richard and Pringle’s
minstrels and will probably sign a
contract with that well known or
ganization.
On Monday, Jan. 4th, the Univer
sity Glee and Mandolin Clubs will
give a performance at Metropolitan
Hall. It is said that this year's
clubs are the bast that ever left the
Hill. Admission, 25 and 50 cents.
On Sunday night there will be a
meeting in the First Baptist church
in the interest of city missions, by
all the Baptist congregations in the
city, There will be no services in
any of the other Baptist churches.
The members of the Baptist Tab
ernacle Church held their regular
monthly meeting and elected Trus
tees of the church for the year. They
are: J. M. Broughton, C. P. Spruill
and E. G, Horton.
Mr Walter Woolcott has returned
from New York and on Monday will,
exhibit an excellent line of dress
goods, wrappers, etc. One lot of
fifteen cent dress goods will be
closed out at nine and a half cents
per yard.
Last evening Mrs. James McKim-
mon entertained a number of young
people ather home on Halifax street.
The party was given in honor of
Mrs. McKimmon’s relative, Mr.
Hull, of Athens, Ga., who is spend
ing his holidays in the city.
Robert Nourse, who will imper
sonate Dr. Jeykill and Mr. Hyde,
the last of the star course attrac
tions will appear at Metropolitan
hall January Sth. Though this is
the last of Messrs. King and At
kinson’s star course attractions,
which have been so highly success
ful, it is said to be by far the best.
The progressive firm of’ Royall
and Borden are always in line with
the procession. They say the Press -
Visitor. did the proper thing in
changing the price of the paper from
three to four dollars. They wish
all their patrons a happy New Year
and say they will give them a new
list of prices next year, but they
will be lower than last. See their
new announcement today and watch
their advertisement in the Press
Visitor all through 1897. You will
see it every day.
Mr, D. T. Johnson comes before
our readers with the compliments of
the season, and as a candidate for
your patronage. Knowledge gained
by experience, and increased facili
ties, is a strong argument in bis
favor. With the line of goods car
ried by him, coupled with the low
prices, polite service, prompt de
livery and the satisfaction he guar
antees to all customers, we be-
speak for him a large trade this New
Year. Mr. Johnson makes it a point
to give satisfaction to all, and any
one who is dissatifled with their
purchas or finds it otherwise than
as represented can return the goods
and get back their money. See his
“ad.”