Ji 0, 3 -VISITOR
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vol. xxxyl :;o. 105.
BAIEIQH, N. 0, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 1897." :; V
$4.00 PER YEAR.
CONTRACTS AWARDED
, Forlghiinj the CirxvSpeeial Meeting of
' . j-"""-?"" tna Board.
" At 4 special meeting of the board
of Aldermen, last night,, called to
consider the question ot a lighting
. : "contract, the , bids of the Raleigh
. Electrio company and the Raleigh
Gas company were Accepted. The
terms of these contracts are fully
' known by the Paess-VisrroR read
' era. J ' V ,
- The lolloping resolutions were
: adopted by the Board last night: U
"Resolved, That the report of the
- committee be adopted and that btda
- - of the Raleigh Electric company for
. furnishfog 70 arc lights at $7475
eaoh per'year as . set lorth. in the
. bid and report be accepted, provid-
. ed the said Raleigh Electric company
': give satisfactory, bond in the sum of
- $3,000 to faithfully comply with the
v terms of the contract thai' "moype
m. entered Into with" the city for said
-.; lights and that the bid of the Raleigh
Gas company for furnishing .100 or
more gas lights at,, $1.50 ' each per
r month as set forth in their bid,, and
. said report be accepted,- provided
the said Raleigh Gas company give
a satisfactory bond In the sum of
$3,000 to faithfully comply with the
terms of the i contract that may be
entered into with the city for said
gas lights. .-- -y "- ; ,
"Resolved, 'That the special eleo
- trio light committee,': together with
' the mayor and the city attorney, be
Instructed to.? draw-, : up . contracts
with the said companiesfoq furn
, lshlng said 'tights,,, and that the
mayor 4e and he is hereby- author.
. - Ized to execute Said .contracts,, fot
v. tnd on behalf of the city upon the
, , . v said indemnity bonds being tendered
, hy he said companiesn: The ; said
v--. pjr.. special ''committee and', mayor are
... . authorized and empowered .to fix, the
: - s"x,' time when Wd contract 'or either
.rVV .-i . of them are to eommenoe-and ba in
V
, ? lltnr Enternriaei ; .- -r,i
.Messrs-. : Fred Mahler and Fred
Woolloott have entered into a oo
partnership and have opened a
blcyole"- repair ; shop. They have
secured the store at No. 12, West
Hargett street, next to" Wynne and
Ellington's. In addition to afford
ing , full ; facilities for repairing
Messrs. Mahler and. .Woollcott; will
keep on hand a full ; and complete
and up to-date; stock of bicycles and
supplies.'- They -will give' the busi
ness their personal attention and
-will have a competent man in charge.
They will have single and tandem
bicyoles for rent. . They - can 4o all
.kinds of repairing work ' and at
reasonable figures. . They are pre
pared to do -first-class, work and
guarantee satisfaction.' This la a
step forward-for-Raleigh and such-j
an establishmentwill be appreciated
by the public.' Messrs Mahler and
. Woollcott- are ( to' be; thanked for
their enterprise andprogrssslyeness
in affording the best of facilities to
Our wheel fanciers.- ;-. '
1 ' - ' 'A Bat Wn Pnml
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i By Tejegraph tptoe Press-Visitor.
Atlaxta, Feb!; 29 The railroads
in this part of The South are trying
- to check the spread of demoraliza
tlon threatened on account of the
"cut made last week by the Norfolk
5 and Western.- ; Traffic officials here
received telegrams today from1 New
- York stating that the Joint Traffic
Association and the.. Norfolk and
Western would ' reach an r under
standing this week, and that the re
duction of 20 per cent, in rates from
the east to East St. Louis and other
points would be withdrawn as soon
aa the legal notice could be ' given.
The chanees are that there will be
no demorallxation in this territory,
.' and that the fight will be soon over.
aatnla-Mxlaa Boundary DUpnt.
By Telegraph to thePresa-Visitor. '
CiTr or Mexico,-Feb. 23 United
States Minister, Matt W. Ransom,
'was selected some lime ago as the
. referee In the Gautemala-Mexico
boundary dispute." Owing to the
illness of his wife and the improba
bility of his staying much longer in
Mexico,- he has - resigned the posi
tion, and the, two governments will
select his successor at an early date.
He was to have-' received a fee nf.
$30,000 In gold, for his labor. ,
Mftthoda Will not lie Tolerated. -
The Progressive Farmer, says:
"If any one thing tended to defeat
the democratic party in this state
more than another, it was: the arbi
trary election laws. The republi
cans and populist bolters are work
ir 2 up certain amendments. to the
r : ?ct election law that will not be
-, ..'ed in jtfree country by a free
; , '.a. They are trying to out
C xrat the democrats. -
A
u
r
Russell's Wilmington Bill
Meets Defeat ' ; "
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Home
RULE
Wln th Approval of the HoBt'4a In-
.-- trmtlagDUaBloa.wltkP1at)r x
" ExaltinMBt Calhey'a Bill to
t t " N ; t Promota Edoattoa. r f '
The following bills . were intro
duced: ' fr':- Jk&
By Dixon,; of Cleveland,, to sub
mit. to the popular vote a dispen
sary for Cleveland county, to be lo
cated at Shelby.'.. ' v-.' "?
By Green, to establish aim5dal
cJrcuft composedTM itchell,' Yan
cey, McDowell,, Ah and Watauga
counties, to have all the Jurisdiction
vested In the superior court so far
as crimes are concerned; the judge
to be elected by the people; salary
$1,600 . and $200- for' expenses: the
(solicitor to be similarly elected and
receive the usual fees. f-
i (Resolution) ' by Lusk that after
March, 1st, no bills or . resolutions be
Introduced. . - , , -
By ferrel, to enlarge jurisdiction
of justices of the peace in Wake by
making punishment for all assaults
and batteries and affrays . where no
deadly weapon "is used or serious
damage ; done 1 and where " deadly
weapon is attempted to be used or
is used, but no permanent injuries
are afflicted, a fine, not to exceed $50
or 30 days imprisonment; the fine
for carrying a concealed weapon -to'
be not less than $10 or tea days Im-v
prlsohment; no suspension of judg
ment permitted unless upon physi
cian's certificates of severe, damages
to health. ; - "...'ii-HV-.-v
By Green to submit to ; the 'popu
lar vot at the next general election
the question of state aid to higher
educaOon; Ury 5s
The following ' bitls. were intro
duces: By Hancock, to . reduce
bonds of sheriffs to 50 per cent of the
assessed taxes; by Ferrell, to amend
the charter of Apex i by Adams, to
validate the marriage of A G; Bauer
and Rachel Blythe, of Raleigh) by
CathejT, to promote public education
by providing that if the courts annul
the 09-year lease of the N. O. rail
road and it Is leased for a' greater
sum than the presentone, the excess
shall be apportioned . by the state
board of education among the various
counties among the school .children
on a per capita basis.;-;
The bill, to amend the charter of
Wilmington came up, provlnlngthat
the people of each ward shall elect an
alderman, and the governor appoint
one for each ward; that the present
police board shall continue until this
law goes into effect: that the alder
men shall elect? the - mayor. : Mr.
Sutton, of New Hanover' ex plained
the blll saying there was j nothing
in it objectionable to any man;' that
hei-' had soores of letters; from citi
zens asking that the bill pass. Ward
wanted the part explained as to the
appointment of aldermen' by', the
governor! Sutton said that" as1 the
ity was now divided Into wards, it
was impossibly to elect a republi
can board of aldermenf. that 'the re
publicans were in the majority; that
no alderman would be appointed
whO'was objectionable to the ma
jority of the republicans and popu-!
Hsu. . - -
Walters said he was going to ask
the Democrats to vote for this bill,
though it was absolutely undemo
cratic, unrepublican'aod unpopulis-
viu, buav ti gives we governor a
ab&olute control of WUmingtbn as if
he owned It; that it made him the ab
sol ute autocrat, the Czar of Wilming
ton; and that he was willing to put the
control of the city of , Wilmington in
Governor Russell's hands for the
next four years; that it protected the"
property ot the state from5 the va
grant and . non-property-holdtng
classes. He said he thought It bet
ter to support this bill than to risk
a bill which gave the control of the
city to the propertyless? .'-
" Hancock said as this appeared to
be so unanimously favored be eon-;
gratulatd the democrats lor being
onoe in the right He said the gov
ernor did? not make the appointments,
but that the republicans would send
him the names, -'-v-," ??--'" ; ,
Sutton called the previous 'ques
tion and said -he 'believed every re
publican would vote for the bill and
that he hoped all the republicans
would do so; 'Walters said that after
this he was compelled to vote against
the bill. The call for the previous,
question was sustained. - Hartness,
of Iredell?' demanded the yeas and
Biys,'. after thls cutting off of
all debate, H The vote on the pi.il en
second reading-vas ayes 48, noes 62
' Duffy, in explaining his vote, said
Sutton's action in ' calling. the, pre
vious question was notonly coward
ly.i but ; was' against'the . professed
principles of the republlcafts.'' ".fe . ,.
? Parker of Wayne said "local salf
government' was the' Bjogan thr
repuoucans ana popuusts la tne
over-turned all this. He said Sut
ton had given the sole reason for the
bill "pie;" that is to turn out demo
crats and put in republicans. I Sut
ton of Cumberland said Gov. ;Rus-ell-was
not the author or promoter
of the bill; that the governor had so
told him; but that if ;it was the gov
ernor's bill he would -all the more
readily vote for it ; "Suttoa of New
Hanover said.UJwas, too.late to :r.
oustrict tae wards -ef 'Wllmiflgtoa
and that this waathesjnlj way: to
keep the democrats from controlling
the legislation , for two years.; He
said he had .reason to: believe' that
every republican here' would vote
for the t '
Young said 'the majority of the
people were determined to rule the
state; that the 120,000 negro voters
demanded that they be given equal
rights In the . holdintf of elections.
He said" there was no union of the
negroes and the whites; declared his
love for the populists. Spruill said
he was elected oq republican doc-
trine and thereore voted n6. (ap
plause by'demcraUnd8ome popu
lists,' and Young, said "you'll never
be elected again:) Abernathy voted
no, saying he was bound to support
local self-government. Pinnix voted
no,.'Br!mley waa called into-vote.
He asked to be "excused, -but the re
publicans refused to ' excuse him.
He voted 'no! Green of Mitchell,
said according' to. the : doctrine he
had preached be was bound to voter
no? Ensley also voted . no, , Petree-
declared his belief fa local sel-gov-ernment
and '.be people's ruling ind
voted no. Aiken voted no. .Parker
of - Perquimans begged . to be. ex
cused. There were cries of object
He sal4 he hated toantagonize any
gentleman's . private s measure and
especially toantagoni!e the present
bill and he aid not see bow be could
explain his vote to his people if he
supported this -bill and he voted 0.
.Dockery said he voted for the
measure, but protested against the
principle involved in it; and that un
less such measures were forced on
him by caucus, he would vote against
them; that the caucus had decided
last night to support this bill, and
that lie had then raised his voice
against it, that he had never bolted.
a caucus;. He voted, yea. Hodges
said he was for local self-government
but above alitor "turning the rascals
out,', and of the two evils he chose
the lesser and '.voted for the bilL
Ormsly said" though he was told it
was a caucus .measure, ana mat
thbughThe opposed the principle inrJ
voivea m, me oui, ne must aotae by
the caucus decision : " ,j
Sutton went-to the clerk's desk
and looked at the vote just before it
was anhounoedy'iiHe aald I want
to change my vote from aye to no-. I
beg. that, jjJhmay be : allowed to do
this." Sutton was so restless he
waa nearly, wild. Sutton made a
motion to reconsider the vote. John
son and ;-Ward both cried out, "I
move to table that motion. ' v "1
i Quite a " lively scene followed.
Point after point of order was made.
The speaker said the point of brder
by Lusk was well taken, and-that
Sutton had aald he lodged a motion
puffy said tHt the speaker , had
ruled that if Sutton, had -lodged a
motion to reconsider then Johnson's
motion was W order, but . that If be
mOved to reconsider Johnson's mo
tion was. regular. Duffy was here
cut off by the speaker, who said the
mattorwas settled. . Sutton said he
had lodged a motion to reconsider.
'SEtAtE. -V-v;--'",
The bill! giving the University
$5,000 in addition to; the regular ap
propriation passed "all .readlngs
ayes 80, noes 9,-;
' TheJlll giving the State, Normal
$12,500 in addition to the "regular
appropriation passed unanimously.
Tho bill' providing for the eleotioa
of cotton weighers of Raleigh by
the county oommlssioneTS passed Its
second reading- There was objec
tion to passage oh third reading 4
. You L have neyer heard anything"
that wil more Interest or amuse you
than'the lecture .oftie' Inimitable
Sam Jones Wednesday night at Met-;
ropolttan Opera' Souse. Prices 75,
50 and 25c : t i. :
Remember the Sam-Jonas lecture
at Metropolitan Opera House Wed
nesday night. Feb. 24, and go!
'TO-'HAVE HANGINGS
la fh Stt .Prlaoafropar Haoe fi
riu-'K-taoBtla-aa. -
, A movement is oi foot to make
material' change in he method of
executing criminals .in -this state,
says tbeChMtotte News, f There are
many objections, to public executions
and- they have to a large extent been
done fcway with la this state. The
private executions in jails have also
objectionable features, iv
So it is syggested that as soon as
sentence of i death is passed On
criminal, ne be sent to the state pen
itentiary and there executed. ;
.Sheriff Smith, of 'Mecklenburg,
sent the following letter to Dr. Alex
ander, the State Senator from Meck
lenburg. ' t -
'Nearly all of yout constituents
here feel the need of a law to re
move.i aa- jpon as enteneed-jll
who have had the Mate ace of Scsth
passed on them and hive the execu
tion performed la the "state penltcn
tlay by an executionEr appointed
by the state. To explain the reasons
why such a law shotjld be passed,
will say that a'tef a heinous crime
has bee committedand sentence St
death has been, passed by the court,
the communltyin which the crime
was committed feel that the outrage
can only bejsatlsfled by the taking
the prisoner 'sllfe. Possibly through
influences brought to bear, the seal
tones is commuted ,to life imprison',
ment in the penitentiary. The en
raged community rise in indignation;
a mob demanding ihe prisoner's life.
And in defending the prisoner and
carrying out the Jaw-,, the sheriff is'
liable to take the lives of many good
citizen.
'Now, if there wits a law to re
move at once all suoh prisoners to
the penitentiary, all this trouble
would be avoided."
, Lvaeb Law.
Editor Press-Vistor.
It is said that the execution of
summary punishment upon an of
fender without judge, jury or regu
lar process of law, took its name
from a Virginia farmer, we believe,
named Lynch, ' who, capturing - a
thief,' proceeded to tie him up to a
tree and administer a flogging, y
.The administration -of lynch lar
has become- quite pnrvatenrof 'laise
years, and some startling facts have
been developed.
While the newspapers are de
nouncing the lawlessnessless of the
thing, as they profess to believe it,
the deep-hidden under-curren of
public sentiment really approves
and sustains it, that is, for the one
horrible crime against woman.
Reference is had to this because
lynchings are, as a rule, few and
rare for other causes; and ft is a
notable fact that for this the wrong
party Is never lynched.
Some recent lyncntngs of negro
ra'plsts in this and adjacent states
by "forcing the jail and taking
ihef black fiend frOm the custody
of the"4 iegal ' authorities, :ihave
raised i . storm of -protest and de
nunciation, principally among news
papers, and the governor and the
sheriffs and "citil authorities generally-
are 4jnrged is the '-old i ster
eotyped words to "-hunt down
the perpetrators" to "make an ex
ample of them," and to "punish the
offenders" to deter others from a
similar offense. We say newspapers
because, with' few exceptions, the
newspaper mn themselves are the
only source from whence these pro
tests oomeiV"""' A"' y- fr- ?
And right- here it may be said,
that if a defenceless female relative
of any of these protesting newspa
per men were the 'Victim ot such
outrage", these very self-same men
newspaper ' men- would- be the
readiest with the H-ope, and would
lead the atteck7-- j - '
Lynch law, as a matter of tact, is
to be deplored, but the. conditions
which bHng? it Bbout, cannot, it
seems, be nitidified. vlt is as surely
the result of a producing cause as
is the expansion of iron by heat. : It
is folly to denounce the results and
effects as long as (be cause're mains.
The law of cause and effect is uni
versal and" uniform; human nataft
is ' the ' same everywhere on this
globe; and 3nbw; what ;;KS always
has been; Divineisdoia has made
brovlston Vof this he speciaF'bo-
tlngency; The student of flie" sun
dry taws prescribed in' 'the1 Mosaic
law wltf berimpressed" ith f e
itartllng-provision' of the Insplf Sd
law that thevklafor' .ot'a Httfrx
shall be slain iostanter, and wlthoot
processor law;'. 'i; :' ' - :
x There is another phase of the
subject that presents -itself for
thoughtful consideration. , . .
H the theory of out government V
correct, (this is a government by the
peopie. -v xne- people are ao vereign
- Courts and laws are the creatures
of the people;
Tiro, thing created can not be
greater, or superior, to the creating
power, therefore superior to courts
and laws. - v -.p--
The present form of our laws has
largely come down:' to us from the
past and represents the publid sen
timent of bygone days Public sen
timent of today has outgrown the
standard ot the past- so much so
that - a mob " of hundreds and
sometimes, thousands of the bes
citiiens of our land tying and string
ing up a rapist, becomes at onoe the
highst 03urt of -thi land, and re
presents jnore dearly and certainlv
the will at the iteonte. than the dio--
nlfiad ahAS.begowaed- judges who
PTeaMe'ilhilntImWa
oeghtrjurlfia who try these misde
meanors in the high courts of our
land. !
Lynch law is not here advocated.
neither is it condemned, simply be
cause it is the legitimate outgrowth
of conditions incident to human
nature that have obtained for ages
past .rt is useless to protest against
the Inevitable. A less swift, certain
and summary remedy would not
does not reach the demands of such
cases- 4- ' " '
Look at the facts. Notwithstand
ing the unmitigated fierceness and
horror of the-iynching bee the rapist
gets, in his fearful work and still
the crime Is on the increase. , Do
legislation and the courts puta straw
in the way of this -fearful tide of
violence? NdJhdeed.
r&', . :.. Cms .
TODAY'S MARKETS.
Tha Movements la Naw York and Liver
pool Market.
Ntw Yobk, Feb. 22.
Market quotations furnished by E.
B. Cuthbert & Co., 30. Broad street,
New York,: and 305 Wilmington
street, Raleigh, N. C, over their
special wire:
The following are the opening,
highest; lowest and closing quota
tions of the New York, cotton market
today r
HIGH
LOW
CLOS
ING EST.
EST.
January,
February,
March,
6 98
8 62
6 97
7 03
7 09
7 12
7 14
6 7U
6 69
6 73
6 78
6 7
6 86
6 93
6 93
7 04
T 09
7 10
6 77
6 68
6 70
6 74
6 89
6 89-
6 95-
7 00
7 06
7 10
7 12
6 77
6 69
6 71-
76-:
6 90
6 93
oo
7 07
7 12
7 14
June,
July,
August,
Sept'mb'r,
October.
Movemb'r,
6 69
ueoemoer,
Closed steady; sales 150,000 bales.
Haw York Stack Market.
The following ivere the closing
quotations on the New York Stock
Exchange today: v
Sugar ...... ! U4i
American Tobacco 74
Burlington and Qulncy 74
Chicago Ga....V'i... 771
American Spirits 13f
General Electrio 341
Louisville and Nashville 491
Manhattan..... -i...... 881
Rook Island .. 661
Southern Preferred
St, Paul. 76t
Tennesaee Coal and Iron 261
Wea tern Union 831
Chicago Qraia and ProvIaUm Market.
The following were the olosing Quo
tations on the Chicago Grain and Pro
vision market today: .
Wheat-May, 751; July 72i.
Corn May, Ui July, 251.
Oats May 17. July 1st;
Pork May, 7,65; July 8.0T.
Lard May, 3.7; July 4.07
Clear . Rib Side May. 4.07; July
15.
Liverpool Cottoa Market.
The following were the closing quo
tations of the Liverpool cotton market
today:
February-March 3.56
March-April........ 3.56 a
April-May....
May-Jane 3.51
June-July 3.67
July-Attjiiat.. ............ 3.57 s
August-September.. .. 3.54 v
September-Octobor..... .. 3.48 b
. Closed steady.
-i-r'-,i i.; .. .
1' Death of Mr. Ralph J. Xorrla.
Mr. .Ralph J. Norris,' son of Mr.
4 f. Norris,- died this taornlndj be
tween 7 and 8 o'clock,' at the real
denoe,-514 South Harrington street,
aged 17 years, of typhoid poeumo
ala Thtf unerat ? will take place
tomorrow from the residence, Kdt.
Drtx Slmms'r6ciatlng.' The inter.?
ment will be at Qakweod cemetery,
ahd friend of the family v are in
vited. i W--p
- Mis Carrie Rollins,- daughter of
Senator' Rollins, is a guest at the
Executive .Mansion ' -
PROMISED -TO' SIITO
Governor Pledged to Appoint
Him Judge.
THE MINORITY MAD
WUl HaveV Walter Henry or kick oat of
tha Traces--Committee Waits on Got
Kussell But tbey Get Little Satis
faction---Trouble Abend.
Governor Russell has promised
representative Sutton of Cumber
land county, to appoint him Judge
of criminal court- This
leakedjuUathoghit has
bean strongly tuspicumed. -
The eastern judgeship was aollted
the bolters by caucus agreement of
both parties . ... The ; pop'ul ists are
naturally indignant and what they
are saying about the governor at
this time would not be strictly Sun
day school reading matter.. A rup
ture will be inevitable if Sutton is
appointed judge.
Sutton in the. meantime, is coming
in lor ? bis snare of condemnation,
because it is claimed that h is act
ing in bad faith with the republican
caucus after having agreed to yield
the office to the populists. )
Gavernor Russell is said to be
desirous of harmonizing the troubled
waters. It will be remembered that
when the first division of offioes was
made, the judgeship was awarded
the republicans. Late a ebange
was made andQit was cgUen ' to the
populists . Governor Russell says
that he promised to appoint. Sutton
judge when the first 'division was
made, ttnd that since the office has
been given to the populists be has
been placed in an embarrassing
position.
A leader of the bolters said this
evening that they were not respon
sible for the governor's mistakes.
Sutton, the Cumberland pie chaser,
is now the object of the bolters'
wrath :
This afternoon Senator Cannon,
representatives Fagan and Brown
waited on the, governor according
to caucus instructions to know if he
Intended 16 appoint the nominees of
the minority populists. The gover
nor said he would be pleased to ap
point Theo. White shell fish commis
sioner, but the committee got no
satisfaction as to the appointment of
Mr. Henry.
There is pie on the moon.
The majority pooulists caucussed
last evening. John W. Graham, of
Warren, was nominated for rail
way commissioner. . Young Cole,
with the red shock of hair, was
nominated for librarian.
Chairman Atwater. of the majority
populists,' was asked why other
nominations were not made. He
replied that no other offices were
vacant, but that the majority popu
lists would name a candidate for
every office where a vacancy ex
isted.
Senator Clark, of Halifax, has
been gazing on the bolters' pie-
counter for some time. The temp
tation was too great, and yesterday
Senator - Clark jumped and joined
the minority. The populists put
him on a conference committee the
first thing, and sent him to the re
publican caucus so they could look
at him. The unanimous verdict
was that he was a peach.
Popular Prices io Sam Jones' Lecture.
Admission to the greatest attrac
tion of the season Sam 'Jones at
Metropolitan Hall Wednesday night,
February 24th, will be only 76c. for
the best seats in the house ; 50c. for
the parquette seats, and 35c. for
gallery seats. At these rates every
body can afford to hear the greatest
platform speaker in thisorany other
country.
Reserved seats, withoat extra
charge, at King's drug storo. Re
member, too. that the proceeds are
to be devoted to one of the
most deserving of charities, and the
lecture Is given under the auspicies
and management of the waif-saving
circle of the King's Daughter..
Everybody should hear Sam Jones,
ou may never have another oppor
tunity . Qo. ' -y" .' .-j.,; v .
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By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor,
'WAsAJiWW',!! state
department denies the rumor that
Consttl-GeneraT Lee ha, resigned;
also denies that he asks- that a war
ablp be sen to Havana. While this
is dented at the state department, it
would not be surprising If his re
signation was received shortly. -This
s from thp best authority
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Col von Herrmann promises us .
fair weather tonight and tomorrow. ,
It will be decidedly colder.
The severe storm prevailing dur- '
ing the past two days in the Lake
region has moved to the New Eng.' -land
coast, with rain at most Eastern '
stations north of Florida, tha largest
amount being 1.32 inches at? Knox.
ville. It is still raining . en the
north Atlantic coast, with suow In
the Lake region. ly5-.
The weather has cleared'' In tbe
central valley and entire west, un
der the Influence of the high area ia
the west. ' i ' 1
The temperature, has fallen to- '!.
oidedly throughout the west, the -
lowest being 1ft degrees below teto'
atBismarf-k- i. . -
MR. . EDWARDS WINS
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Bis Suit Against tha Seaboard Jade
Slntontoa Here. ... -
In Wake superior court this morn-'
ing tbe case of W. J. Edwards vs.'
the Seaboard Air Line was decided
in" favor of the plaintiff. Mr. Ed--wards
was train dispatcher o
the system at the time the St.
John'' guilotine was flying in
the air. Mr. Edwards was employ
ed for a year and is services were
dispensed with before the time ex
pired. He brought suit for nine
hundred and some dollars back sal
ary, with interest. ' The case was
decided in his favor
Judge Simon ton arrived here this
morning and began tbe adjourned
term of federal court for the trial of
ciuil cases, ;
SPECIAL TRAIN
Train to Newbern in tha Morniat A. A
M. College Cadets Going ia a Body.
The A. & M. College cadets will
go to Newbern tomorrow in a body,
leaving on the Southern's special
train in the morning. The cadets
will do themselves credit, as they
a ways do.
yuite a number of Raleigh peopld-
left this morning to visit the fair.
Tbe Southern will run a special
from Raleigh toNewbern in the morn
ing. - WlU leave the Union, depot at
6:20. The fare for the round trip
will be $4,' including admission to
the grounds.
DEATH AT THE FAIR.
II. Washington of Goldaboro Hilled this
Evening.
Special to the Press-Visitor. "
Newbehne, N. C, Feb. 23, '97.
J H Washington of Goldsboro was
shot and killed at the fair grounds
this evening at two thirty.
The killing occasioned great ex
citement at the tima, but everything
s quiet
DKIEKS.
The many friends of Col. Benehan
Cameron were glad to see him on
our streets today after a seige ot la
grippe.
You can find the prettiest and
best baby carriage ever seen in
Raleigh at the establishment of
Messrs. Royall & Borden. See their
new "ad" today.
Congressman Harry Skinner ar
rived in the city this evening. Con
gressman Skinner comes here at this
time, to use his efforts in behall of
theUniversity.
"A new broom sweeps cleotff?
So a new stock sweeps an old one
clean out. Read Messrs. Whiting
Bros, attractive "ad" in this issue
and ther. go and inspect their bar
gains. The ladies aid society of Central
M . E. Church held its regular
monthly meeting Monday evening
at 4 p m in the lecture room. The
meeting was very largely attended
and proved the most interesting
of the year.
On Thursday evening at 8 o'clock,
for the benefit of the Church of the
Good Shepherd, there will be a mu
sicale at the residence of Mrs. J as.
A. Higgs, on North Blount, street.
A. delightful programme has been
arranged for the evening, and the '
best talent in the City will take
M r. C.IL Armitage, representing
the Floy Crpwell DratnaticCompany
is in the tsityhe 'company irll
play a weel'sengiigementnext'weok
at Metropolitan" "Opera House. T'. o
opening attraction will be ".Mo!;:
Bawn.": - It is a popular-price r -pany
and comes "well re '
and will probably aMra. ;'
as similar or; : ; 1
heret.i'ire.
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