VISITOR VOL. XXXYL -NO. 143. RAiEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 8, 1897. $4.00 PER YEAR. THE PKE BS INDUSTRIAL AGENTS. Second Convention Met Charlotte. YeHterdav at The Charlotte News of yesterday says : The second convention of the in dust rial agents of the Seaboard Air Line met at the city hall this morn ing at 10:30 o'clock. Theattendance is very large, nearly all the agents of the different towns along the sys tem being present. Col. John J. Dyer, of Haiidsom's, Va., was made chairman, and called the meeting to order. Mr. John T. Patrick, of Pine Bluff, chief industrial agent of the Seaboard, made the opening ad dress, lie referred to the first meet ingf the agents at Southern Pines sixty days ago, and he reviewed the work accomplished since the former meeting. He wants a strip of clover and grass some ten or fifteen feet wide to be planted along the right of way, Farmers will be assisted by the company in improving the land, and may retain the produce. He suggests thatnutbearing trees be planted on the streets; and pecan trees will be sent out to agents. Ee advocated the formation of children's leagues in the various places, enlisting the children in the work of town improvement. He s-aid our money should be kept at home by patronizing home indus tries. Patronize your home papers; the more patronage they get, the ' better service they are able to give you, and the more th;y adveitise your town. Don't expect the editor to. do everything free; keep a standing write up in your home paper; let each subscriber when he finishes with his local paper mark some special item in it, and send it every week to some one person he may select in the Northern States who is thinking of coming South; and let him write a personal letter calling attention to the paper and the town. This will have more effect than all the scattering literature you may send out. The Seaboard has already estab lished 28 of the 100 projected experi ment farms, on which have been planted over 200,000 fruit trees and fruit bearing shrubs, 50,000 pack ages of seed have been distributed, and when the fruit season comes in there will be a traveling school of instruction to show the methods of canning, evaporating, picking pre serving, and making jams and fruit butter by actual process. Ladies skilled in this work will go along as teachers. The object of this is to show the country people what they can do on their own farms. The Cotton Crop . By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. New Orleans, La., April 8. Sec retary Hester has just issued a state ment analyzing the movement of the cotton crop for the first seven months of the present season, compared with the previous three years. The delivery of cotton from Texas has been 2,096,029 bales, against 1,771, 907 last year and 3,098.165 year be fore last. The amount compared with September, 1st, in each of the three groups of State has been 2, 08S.299 in Texas: 2,595,537 in other Gulf States and 3,228,428 in Atlantic States, making the total to the. close of March 7, 904,260 and showing an increase in Texas compared with last year of 287,845, a decrease under the year before last of 1,040,189, and an in crease over 1894 of 187,437; an in crease in other Gulf states of 551, 916 over last year, a decrease of 91, 730 under the year before last and an increase of 563,603 over 1894; ac increase in the Atlantic states of 607,180 over last year; a decrease of 158,748 under the year before last and an increase of 236,269 over 1894. CONVENTION TONIGHT Mr. C. B. Edwards Decline to Ran ae Al derman 1b the Fourth.. The .Democratic convention meets tonight at Metropolitan Hall at 8:30 p. m. i All the delegates who were named at the primaries Monday night will be present and vote for their candi dates. The convention will formally, nominate Wm. Buss for Mayor, H. P. Smith for city clerk and C. P. Lumsden for city tax collector. Mr. C. B. Edwards, who was nominated for alderman in the fourth ward, declines the honor and be has sent bis resignation to the city ex ecutive committee. Mr J A Slbleg, of Chattanooga, is registered at the Park. Four Blocks in the Heart of the City Wiped ( Hit. THE LOSSES UP INbMILLIONS Ten Person Lost Their Lfves ( hatia nooga Sent her Fire Department to the Keseue Finest Block In the City Burned Began at Four this Morning Citizens Aided the Firemen. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Knoxville, Tenn., April 8 A fire at four this morning destroyed a large section of the business portion of the city in spiteof the heroic efforts of the firemen. The citizens joined the firemen to prevent the spread. However, in a short time four blocks were consumed ruining the heart of the city, including the Hotel Knox ville, It is thought ten persons lost their lives. The loss will be several millions. Other cities were asked for assistance. Among the heaviest losers are Daniel Briscoe and Co., dry goods; Sterchi Bros., wholesale and retail furniture; Marble City hat Co. ; A. P. Laher, dry goods. An explosion of dynamite at the Woodruff Hard ware store shattered every window in Gay street. Part of the Chatta nooga tire department arrived at eight. An entire block, bounded by Unions and Reservoir street with th s exception of McGee Building on one end was consumed. It was the long est and handsomest block in the city. The loss is estimated at a million dollars. Several persons were seriously hurt, Joseph Mc Millin having his leg broken. Of fifty guests at the hotel Knox ville which was destroyed, twenty are missing. It is impossible to work in the debris on account of the intense heat. P. C. Dyer was overcome by ex citement and dropped dead from a paralytic stroke. ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH Two of the Colored Guards Took a Nap and Their Snoring Gave Them Away. If there is one thing a darkey cannot do, it is to sit up at night. This has been demonstrated on many occasions. The latest ememplification of this truth occurred at the penitentiary. Last week Supt. Smith put on a force of colored men as guards. They were assigned to night duty and were required to be always on the alert while walking the stock ade. One night this week the night cor poral heard peculiar noises at differ ent parts of the stockade. He went to investigate and found two of these presumably diligent watchers snor ing at a great rate. Their eyes were closed tightly they were lost to the world. When the guards reported next day Supt. Smith 'fired" both the sleepers. They plead in vain and offered all kinds of excuses. On of them said that he had just shut his eyes and was as wide awake as he ever was. TO BE HEARD SATURDAY Counsel in th Asylujn Case Agree as to the Main Fact. The attorneys retained to repre sent the various boards of trustees and directors of tbe three insane asylums, who are fighting for pos session met this morning. The counsel ior the various boards agreed on nearly all the facts and it was decided that the case should come up before Judge Adams in this city Friday. , There were present today, Messrs W C Munroe and C B Aycock, re presenting the Goldsboro asylum directors, Shepherd & Busbee, representing the Raleigh asylum directors, J C L Harris, represent ing the trustees of all the asylums and E J Best of Goldsboro repre senting the Goldsboro asylum trus tees. Bank of England Reduoes Discount. By Cable to the Press-Visitor. London, April 8. The Bauk of England today reduced discount to two and a half per cent. Mr. Frank A Pierce, of Greens boro, is at the Park. U. N. C. SUMMER SCHOOL. The Prospects of the Forthcoming Session In June. Prof. E. A Alderman, president of the University, gives out the fol lowing prospectus of the University Summer School, Edwin Anderson Alderman, D. C. L., President, the Fourth Session will begin Tuesday, June 22 and close Friday, July 23rd 1897. English Languageaud Literature Dr. Thomas Hume, Professor of English. University of North Caro lina; Miss Mollie A. Bryant, Ogontz School: Mr. William R. Webb, Jr.. Instructor iu English, University of North Carolina. Science Professors Wilbur J. Jackman, Authorof "Nature Study," Chicago Normal School; Mr. R. E. Coker,Uaiversityof North Carolina, Natural History. (Special;) Profes sor Collier Cobb, University of North Carolina, Geoglogy; State Geologist Holmes, Geology of North Carolina; Dr. Charles Baskerville, University of North Carolina, chem istry. (Special;) Charles S. Man- gum, M. D , University ot Aorth Carolina, Physiology. Geography Superintenden tH S Tarbell, Providence, R. I., Author Werner Geographies and Gram mar, superintendent lgan U How ell, Raleigh. History Principal W F Gordy, Hartford, Conn., author "Pathfinder n American History;" Superintend ent Alex Graham, Charlotte, N. C; James L Shepherd, LL D, civics Psychology Professor P P Clax- ton, State Nrmal College. Last year at Jena. Pedagogy Dr Charles A McMur- ry, bee y mt. iieroart society, Chicago University. Professor C W Toms, University of North Caro- ina. Modern Languages Professor Walter D Toy, University of North Carol i iid. Mathematics Dr WiiliamJ Milne, Author of Milne's Algebra and Arithmetic, Albany, New York. Superintendent M C S Noble, Wil mington, N C. Drawing and Manual Training Miss Nettie Bern is, graduate Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, DurhamGraded Schools. MUST HOLD AN ELECTION Justice Furches Orders the Tow n of Louis- burg to Proceed. An interesting case was argued before Justice Furches yesterday at chambers. The act of the last Legislature re garding the election at Louisburg requires the appointment of regis trars 40 days before the election. That time has now passed, but the board, composed of the clerk of the court, register of deeds and chair man of the county commissioners, failed to appoint. The "ins" con tend that no appointment now would be legal, while the other faction insist that by mandamus tbe judge should force the board to make the appoint ments. Judge Furches grants an order requiring registrars ana juJges oi election to be appointed and the elec tion to be held. The decision affects all towns which have no charters and at which elections are to be held. SHOWERS TONIGHT And Early Tomorrow, Followed by Clear ing Weather Friday. The weather prediction for Ral eigh and vicinity is threatening weather with showers tonight and early Friday followed by clearing. The thermometer was 56 this morning and the barometer 30.05. Tbestorm central Wednesday over western Texas has moved eastward to Louisiana, increasing in intensity with rain (not, however, large amounts) at scattered points in the central valley. The weather has become cloudy over the entire country except Florida. In the west a moderate high area and cold wave has appeared, with temperatures below freezing in west ern Nebraska. The crowding of isobars over Texas is causing high winds in that vicinity. Th Car Will Soon be Named. Capt. W. H. Ramseur has gone to Asheville to investigate the bids of that city for the North Carolina Roll ing Exposition. There are at this time only two cities in the state that are making any special effort to have this car named for them and Char lotte or Asheville will bethe winner. Mr. J. P. Arrington of Nashville is at the Yarboro. FINANCE COMMITTEE Of the PenlteDtlary Meets- Woik to Hegin on tie Aunex. The finance committee of the board of directors of the peniten tiary were in session last evening and this morning. The principal work of the committee has been the examinations of accounts and other routine business. The report of the committee, set ting forth the financial condition of the penitentiary will not be made until Wednesday week, when the board meets in this city. The mem bers of the committee were Messrs W II Chadbourn, of Wilmington; Senator Clark, of Halifax and R R Cotton. Superintendent Smith announced this morning that work on the annex for the accommodation of the crimi- I nal insane would begin next week. The annex will be built adjoining the hospital and brick will be used. There are a number of consump tives and aged, decrepid convicts serving terms in the penitentiary, who are unable to be of any assist ance in maintaining the institution, and they prove a constant drain ago on the income. Sunt. Smith is writing to the relatives of these people to know if they will support them, and if they will take care them ol ho will ask the governor to pardon them. An old woman, who is serv ing a life sentence, is perfectly helpless. She can hardly move a member of her body. It is the su perintendents idea to have the in curables pardoned. WAS IT AN AIR SHIP A llrillianily Lighted Affair Seen Over Wilmington. The Wilmington papers of yester day morning contain vivid accounts of a remarkable object Hying over that city Monday night This is, no doubt, the same strange object that has been seen recently Hying over other cities. The Messenger says: 'Hundreds of people were out on the streets and wharves last night, looking at a brilliant floating mass in the heavens to the west of the city. It was moving - ery rapidly, and many persons saw a net work about the aerial wonder. Some of our very best and most reliable citi zens saw so much of the I eavenly stranger that they had not the slightest doubt but that it was the air ship which has been reported from other cities. The ship moved to the west at a rapid rate. It seemed to have something like a search-light, facing earth wards, and created a sensation among all classes of people." ENGINES FATALWORK A Locomotive Jumps the Track and Kills Fireman and Conductor. The engine of a freight train on the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley railroad jumped the track near Pilot mountain yesterday afternoon, turn ing over and killing the conductor, Fred. W Foushee, of Mt. Airy, and the fireman, Walter Charm, of Ger manton, also scalding badly Engi neer Powers, of Mt Airy. Captain Foushee had just gone over to the engine, wheu it jumped the track, and it turned completely over, crushing him and the fireman under it. The engineer escaped un hurt. Conductor Foushee was well known throughout the state. His young wife and a child, about five weeks old, survive him. The engineer. Mr. Jesse Powers of Fayetteyille was not dangerously hurt. Mr. C. C. McDonald, who is a relation of Mr. Powers received a telegram to that effect this evening. A I. lick y Democrat. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson has appointed Charles W Dabney, Jr., formerly of Raleigh, but now of Tennessee, au assistantsecretary of agriculture under Cleveland 'sad. ministration, to be "special agent in charge of scientific and statisti cal investigation." Tye salary is fixed at $4,500 per year. This is the largest compensation paid any official in the government service, designated either by the president or a cabinet officer, who is not confirmed by the senate, with the single exception of the di rector of the bureau of American re publics.. Secretary Wilson's bestowal of this office upon a democrat is bit terly denounced by those republi cans who are looking in vain for positions not blanketed by civil ser vice regulations. Mr J. C. L. Harris has returned from Washington, D. C, and Mor-ganton. SPRING- TIME HERE So is Gentle Annie - Mr. K H. y First With a Rose Bloo- There was a generals .ding of heavy garments this beautiful spring day. The clear balmy days during the past week have aroused nature. Trees and flowers are budding out rapidly and if the weather continues a few days the trees will be fully foliaged. Roses and otherllowersarealready beginning to bloom. Perhaps the rose bush in front of the supreme court building, "which receives Mar shall R H Bradley's careful atten tion at all times, was the first in the city to bear a fully developed rose. Mr. Bradly kindly sent the Press Visitor a beautiful red rose from the bush yesterday. Someof our merchants were pull ing down their last year's straw hats today, but those head gear fit ters who advertise in the P-V have already received and are about to receive large consignments of light head wear of this year's design. TODAY'S MARKETS. The Mo cracnts in New York and Liver pool Markets New York, April S, Marketquotations 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 : MONTHS. OPEN- HIGH- LOW- CLOS ING. EST. EST. ING I) 87 0 '.11 ti b.- 6 89- 6 92- i'oi- 7 0:i 7 07 7 03 7 05- 7 OH 7 10 7 07 7 10- 7 14 7 16 7 12 1 15- 7 14 7 18 7 a 7 10- 6 (12 6 98 6 91 ti 95- 0 SO 8 84 6 79 ti 83- 0 81 (i 85 0 7 6 82- 6 81 0 86 ti 81 ti 86- January, February, March, April, May, Juno, July, August, Sept'mb'r, October, Novemb'r, December, New York Stock Market. The following were the closiug quotations on the New York Stock Exchange today: Sugar 1141 American Tobacco 74 Burling-ton and Quiucy 724 Chicago Gaa m American Spirits 12J General Electric 'Hi Louisville and Nashville 469 Manhattan 85 Rock Island 631 Southern Preferred 26i St. Paul 731 Tennessee Coal sad Iron 2fi Western Union 82 Chicago Grain and Provision Market. Thefollowing were the elosingquo tationson the Chicago Grain and Pro vision market today: Wheat May, 661; July Corn May, 23; July, 24. Oats May 161. July ITS ; Pork May ,8,10; July 8.22 Lard May, 4.07; July 4,17 Clear Rib Sides May 4.47; July 4.50. Liverpool Cotton Market. The following were the closing quo tations of the Liverpool cotton market today: April 3.62-6.'. s April-May 3.62- May-June 3.62 June-July 3.61-62 b July-August 3.61-62 August-September 3.59-60 September-October 3.54 October-November 3.48 49 b i November-December 3.40-47 s December-January 3.46 v January-February 3 46 v Closed steady; sales 12,000 bales. PERSONAL. Mr. J. J. Wood of Halifax is in the city. Mr W C Monroe of Goldsboro here. Mr C B Aycoek of Goldsboro is at the Yarboro. Mr J A Crews, of the Wilmington Messenger, is in the city. Miis Nellie B. Lass iter, of Ports mouth, Va , is in the city the guest of Mrs. T. F. lurkland on Dawson street. i Mr. Charles R Blackley, who has been quite sick for some two weeks, is thought to be better todav. He lives at 125 East Hargett street, and desires his friends to call and see him. A w ashout on the Seaboard Air Line beyond Munroe has prevented the morning mail from Atlanta reaching here. An accommodation train was made up at Charlotte and reached hereon the regular schedule Minor Matters Manipulated for the Many. AROUND THE CITY. Pot-Pourrl of the New Pictured un Ha per Points and People Pertinently Picked and Pithily Pn in Print Revenue officers today captured near Cary, this county, an illicil distillery . The Brooklyn League team de feated Trinity College nine at Dur ham yesterday by a score of 13 to 1 . The Secretary of State announces that the ll'Jth Supreme Court re ports will be ready for issue in two weeks . The game o baseball between Trinity College and Wake Forest which was scheduled here tomorrow has been postponed. Messrs. W. H. & K. S. Tucker & Co. announce today a full lino of new styles in shoes, and the prices are very moderate. Hillsboro street is now the finest cycling thoroughfare in the city; crowds of cyclists congregate there every afternoon. The W B of St. Agnes Guild will meet with Mrs. Annie Root at her home on Hillsboro street tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Sheriff Hargett of Onslow, broth er-in-law of Secretary of State Thompson, brought two convicts to tbe pen last evening. Don t forget ye old folks concert at ye blind institute tonight. Ad mission will be 25c. An occasion of real pleasure is ottered the public. Attention is called to the new ad. of Messrs Rerwanger in this issue. They are se'ling men s and boys' clothing at prices within reach of all. Mr J .1 Rogers left today for New River, in Onslow county on a week's fishing expedition. He w'll be joined by a party of Raleigh and Lenoir county lishers. Master Angler Duke, son of Mr. B N Duke, who recently presented Trinity college with au Xray outfit, has given a fine telescope for the use of the scientific department. The members of the Raleigh bar are requested to meet at the office of the clerk of the court on Friday evening at 4 o'clock for the purpose of setting the calendet fur April term of the court. News is received here of the sud den death of Mr. Phon Tilden at a hotel in High Point at 4 o'clock yes terday morning. He was connected with the Baltimore News a year or two rgo and married aMiss Lindsay of High Point. Those interested in Epwo.th League work should not fail to at tend the literary and social enter tainment given tonight in the Sun day School room of Central M. E. Church. A very pleasant time is anticipated. "Bullef'and ''Jackson, the faith ful supernumeraries of the Capital Club, will give their annual barbe cue tonight at the Club rooms and all members are expected to be pres ent. Tempting pigs with apples in their mouths will decor te the table. Reliable information is received here that the indications point very strongly towards the appointment of Col. T. M. Argo to the eastern judgeship, and the chances now point more strongly toward his ap pointment than to that of anv one else in the field. Mr. Silas McBee of, Lincolnton has been appointed editor of the New York-Churchman. Mr. McBee succeeds the Rev. G. S. Mallory, D. D who recently died. This is a high distinction conferred upon a loyal son of North Carolina. The Churchman is the leading weekly of the Protestant Episcopal church in Americi. . Every eye on the streets was at tracted today by the beautiful new delivery wagon of Mr. A. Dught. It is a handsome affair mounted with mirrors and attractive lettering. The harness of the horse which draws the wagon is surmounted by a chime. It was the work of Wyatt & Son and is a credit to them and characteristic of Mr- Dughi's enterprise. THE FIRE LAST NIGHT Joe Penny's Inexcusable Curelcssnesa -' The Horses Removed. Two of the most valuable horses owned by the city government were pitably burned to death early last evening by the carelessness of Joe Penny, night watchman at the Vic tor fire company 's headquarters on the corner of Davie and Salisbury streets. In addittion to the distruc- tion of those noble animals, the Vic tor hose truck was charred so that it will be of no further service, 200 feet of hose destroyed and the en gine house almost demolished. Joe Penny and Henry Sorrell are on duty at night and aae expected to be at the engine house at all hours of the night after dark. They are well paid for this work. Last night Sorrell was allowed to go away to attend some meeting. Penny was on duty. He says that he was in the yard and engaged in other matters and that he did not know there was anything unusual going on until he heard the cry of fire on tbe streets. When he arrived at the engine house Penny says the building wa,s in a blaze and his efforts to save the horses were futile. Perry's statement is generally discredited. Printers iu the Press Visitor office, which is further from the engine house than Penny claims to have been, beard the poor horses kicking at least five minutes before the bell rang. That the building was enveloped in flames in one or two minutes,as Penny claims, is not believed. This might happen in an oil house. It is also claimed that the fire was caused by a lamp explosion. I he horses were valued at js.'iaO. The total loss was about $800, The poor dumb animals, which finally succumbed to the enemy which they bravely made a business of fighting, were removed from the scene of the tire this morning. ilcuuty and Color at Sherwood Higgs. I company's. That live and up-to dateestablish meut of Sherwood Higgs & Co.. again regaled their callers today with a beautiful illuminated spec tacular exhibition of thelatestnovel ties for the spring season. It was their second opening and their mil linery department was especially brilliant with color and light. The most novel and attractive hats were shown, and everything iu style and beauty in the millinery line. All their spring novelties elicited the highest admiration from the troops of ladies who were attracted and who visited the store throughoutthe day. The second spring opening of Sherwood Higgs & Co., was a suc cess as is everything they under take. The Projectoscopc. The projectoscope is a most in teresting and unique invention. It is really wonderful. The pictures are life size and are so real that one forgets they are pictures. Every, motion is natural and true to life. They are representations of actual scenes just as they happened. The projectoscope will be at Metropoli tan Opera House every night next week. The Charlotte Observjr says of it: "The horse show, lone fisherman, watermelon contest, New York fire department, New York mounted police, hurdle race and tbe train brought down the house, and re peated encores were given. Forty pictures per second are thrown on the sheet. The graphophoue filled in the minutes between pictures, and gave a variety of musical selec tions. Sale of a Conl Mine. Messrs. Wharton & McAlister of Greensboro have closed a sale for the coal mine near Cumnock to J. L. Midchill, of Tryre, Pa., and Geo. H. Losey, of Wilmington. The property has belonged to Hon. D. F. Cald well, of Greensboro, for many years and has always been considered valuab e. The. mines will be opened up at once. The sum paid was $25,000, about half of this being cash. This is not the Langdon mine. Invitations Issued. Mrs. Buckner Da'e Stith has issued invitations to the marriage of her daughter Miss Margaret to Mr Frank Merrill Seamans, of St Louis, Mo., April 21st, at 12 o'clock m., at the Church of the Good Shepherd. The Seaboard is changing xits track so as to avoid the long steepL grade at Gaston. The track will be S3 deflected that it will not touch Gaston when thechange is compacted.. I' t - 7 i , i - -4- i ?