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VISITOR. VOL. XXXVII. NO. 196. RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 9, 1897. $4.00 PER YEAR. THE PRE 8 Ail. Graduating Exercises at the College Today. THE TRUSTEES MEET No Action Taken Today --Not Iilkely that Any Important Business Will be Transacted I'ntll To morrow. This was commencement day at the Agricultural and Mechanical College. The auditorium of the col lege, which was tastily decorated was well and comfortably filled with friends and patrons of the collego. The exercises of the day were opened with the invocation by Rev James A Weston, D D. There were five orations, and the young gentlemen who delivered them acquitted themselves with credit and skill. The orators and the subjects of their orations were as follows: Walter Jones McLendon, Jr., of Wadesboro "Burns' Influence on the Growth of Government by the People." Albert Hicks Oliver, of Mount Olive "The New Agriculture." Joseph Lawrence Knight, of Edgecombe county "The Best is Yet to Be." W. G. Clark, of Raleigh "Our Manufacturing Possibilities." Sidney Gustavus Kennedy, of Le noir county "Some Phases of Burke's Life. " The roll of honor was read by the president and special mention made at the conclusion of the orations. The presentation of prizes was made by Hon. Cyrus Thompson. Secretary of State. The diplomas were presented the graduating class :o a few happy re marks by his Excellency, Governor D. L. Russell. There are twenty-one members Of the graduating class this year. Those who took the degree of Bach elor of Science are as follows. The subjects of their thesis are given: J S Buffaloe, Rands' Mill, Wake county "Humus and its Relation to the Fertility of the Soil." J W Carroll, West Raleigh, Wake county "Farm Drainage." C E Clark, Charlotte "The Flora of the College Farm. " J E Highsmith, Sampson county "The Practicability of Dehorning Cattle." S G Kennedy, Lenoir county "The Tobacco Industry of North Carolina." J L Knight, Edgecombe county "Germination of Seeds, Necessary Conditions for, and Various Methods for Controlling These Conditions." A H Oliver, Mt. Olive "Effect of Cotton -seed-hulls on the Production of Milk and Butter." B J Wootten, Wilmington "Tile Drainage." C0UESE IN ENGINEERING. W G Clark, Raleigh "Design ofa Hospital for the College." N L Gibbon, Mecklenburg county "An Experimental Determination of the Value of Radiating Surface for Heating Buildings. C B Kendall, Anson county "De sign of a Pratt Bridge-truss (with Merritt). W J McLendon, Jr, Wadesboro "Design of a 500-horse-power Boiler Plant (with Sanders)." R H Merritt, Wilmington "De sign of a Pratt Bridge truss (with Kendall)." WH Sanders, Dunn "Design of a 500-horse-power Boiler Plant (with McLendon)." Lea Watson, Raleigh "Design of a Lighting Piant for the College," COURSE IN SCIJENCL. Ceburn D Harris, Raleigh "A Chemical Examination of the Water Supply of the North CarolinaCollege lot Agriculture and Mechanic Arts." H W Primrose, Raleigh "Reas tions Between Calcium Hydroxide and the Phosphates, Under Varying Conditions." T- J Smithwick, Bertie "county "Determination of the Latitude and Longitude and the True Meridian at the North Carolina College of Agri culture and Mechanic Arts. " These gentlemen took the degree of civil engineer: J I Blount, .B E, Sampson county "The Use of Curves in the Solu tion of Engineering Problems." DC Clark.B E, M E, Raleigh "A Blrd's-Eye View of the College Grounds. L R Whitted.B S, Alamance county "Determination of the Latitude and Longitude and the True Meri dian at the N C College of I gricul ture and Mechanic Arts. Trustees Meet. The trustees of the college had short session this morning which lasted only a few minutes. This evening at four o'clock the board met again, but only rou tine business, such as the recciviug of reports, was transacted. The boaad will hardly take any action today relative to changes in the faculty, though there may be some movement of this kind tonight. It was said today that Governor Russell postponed his trip to Trin ity in order to be near the board when the changes in the faculty are made. The Sale of the Castle Hayno harm. The land of the phosphate mines, mill and farm located at Castle Havne, which was purchased by the penitentiary for 16,000, em braces 800 acres. In bidding in the property for the penitentiary, Mr, Chadbourn stated that as direc tor and chairman of the finance com mittee of the ucnitentiary, he made the bid and that he was not person ally responsible, in any way, "Shape or form. He also stated that he bid the property in asa trustee in order to secure a part of the debt due the state penitentiary by the North Carolina Phosphate Co. The debts of the phosphate com pany amount to $88,500. Among the creditors are the Citizens' National bank, of Raleigh, whose claim is $31- 000; Dr Hogg, of Goldsboro, whose claim is $18,000; C M Hawkins, of Raleigh, whose claim is $7,000, and the state penitentiary, the claim of which is $17,000 for convict labor furnished. For the past two years the peni tentiary has leased the farm,butthis year the farming operations have been discontinued and the mines are being worked by about 40 convicts. Mr Chadbourn says he thinks the sale will be confirmed and in the event that it is the mines and mill will be operated, the farm will be worked and brick making will be carried on on an extensive scale. Death of Mr. Jabez Myers. Mr. Martin Jabez Myers died yes terday morning in one of the New York city hospitals on Ward's Is- and. Mr. Myers was born in Anson county and was at the time of his death 38 years old. He was for a number of years connected with the well known dry goods house of Jaf- fray&Co.,of New York, as their southern representative. No man on the road had more friends than he and he was one of the most suc cessful traveling men in this sec tion. Mr: Myers was a frequent visitor to Raleigh and had many friends here. The American Tobacco Company. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. New York, June 8. The trial of the indictments faund against the officers and directors of the Ameri can Tobacco Company for conspiracy to restrain trade was begun in the Court of General Sessions today. The defendants are James B. Duke, president; William H. But ler, vice-presideut; Joshua Browne, secretary; Charles G. Emery, treasurer, and William A. Mar burg, Lewis Ginter, George Arents, George W Gail, Benjamin M Duke and George W Watts, directors. Counsel for the defense are Joseph H Choate, W W Fuller, Ex-Surro gate Daniel G Rollins, L Oudin and Ralph Oakley. Captain Kendrick. The Montgomery, (Ala.,) Adver tiser of May 30th, says: "In writing of the officers of his regiment, Gov. W. C. Oates has this to say of Capt. Kendrick who was in the regiment of which he (Gov. Oates) was colonel: "Wm. B. Kendrick was 21 years old when enlisted. He was an ex cellent soldier and always present for duty, and in all the battles in which the regiment was engaged, until elected junior second lieuten ant in the Thirty-seventh Alabama Infantry Regiment in July, 18G2. He served with his company in that re giment so acceptably that Lieutenant Colonel A. A. Greene, commanding the regiment, complimented him by an order read at dress parade for bis gallantry and general efficiency. By the voluntary action of all the offi cers and men of Company E, Forty second Alabama Regiment, he was made captain of that company, in which he served most acceptably and gallantly and was several times wounded, and onco quite severely. He now resides at Raleigh, N. C, and has won considerable distinc tion as a teacher. A CLERK REAPPOINTED Judge Purncll Continues Green at Nc-bern-.-Othcr Appointments. Judge Purnell today made the fol lowing appointments of United States commissioners: D C Mangum, of Durham; T W Dewey, of Newbern and Albert I Lewis of Beaufort. George Green of Newbern, is re appointed clerk of the United States court at that place. This is the first appointment to a court clerkship Judge Purnell has yet made. He has five other clerks to appoint. Judge Purnell has the appoint ment of the clerk at Raleigh, though it is not known that he will make any change. The clerkship in this city is a circuit as well as a district office and would therefore have to be ratified by Judges GofT and Simouton. Judge Purnell has not completed the list of appointments of United States commissioners. He can ap point as many as ne ueems lit, no specified number being provided for in the statute. . The following appointment of com missioners was made last evening: John E Bryan, Moncure, Chatham county; Carson Johnson, Pjttsboro, Chatham county; J W Mc Adams, Si ler City, Chatham county; Ed Pow ers, Fayetteville, Cumberland coun ty; H B Register, Whiteville, Colum bus county; J W Brown, Oxford, Granville county; John B Holland, Dunn, Harnett county; Walter B Clark, Southern Pines, Moore coun ty; D S Barrett, Carthage, Moore county; P II Massey, Smithfield; Hugh Humphrey, Goldsboro, Wayne county; B F Bullock, Franklinton, Franklin county; John D Grimsley, Snow Hill, Greene county; Benj F M'Lean, Maxton, Robeson county; M B Culpepper, Elizabeth City Pas quotank county; John Nichols. Ral eigh, Wake county; R S White, Eliza- bethtown, Bladen county; RHBunt- ng, Wilmington, New Hanover county. FAIR WEATHER Tonight and Tomorrow- -It will be Much Warmer- The weather prediction for Ral eigh and vicinity is clearing today and fair tonight and Thursday. It will be much wanner. The thermometer was G4 this morning and the barometer 30 0G. The pressure continues moderately high from the lake region and north Atlantic down to the gulf. The weather continues cloudy from South Carolina northward, but has cleared in the southern and central valley. A distinct storm center has formed n the extreme northwest which is causing warm southerly winds west of the Mississippi, where a con siderable rise in temperature has been experienced. The largest amounts of rain oc curred at Jupiter, Angusta and Washington . Sentenced to be Uanged. Simon Gragg, who has been on trial in the superior court for sev eral days charged with having killed Walter Moore and Dallas Bowman, in Globe township, Lenoir county, in June, 1896, by using dynamite under the lumber shack in' which Moore and Bowman was sleeping, was found guilty of murder in the first degree and condemned to be hanged on July 16. A motion for a new trial was overruled by Judge Hoke. In discharging the jury the judge commended them for the righteous verdict they had just rendered. The Carroll Case. Ex-Representative Woodard is in Washington as the attorney of Unit ed States Marshall Carroll of the eastern district of North Carolina. All the papers and charges in the case have been turned over to him by Solicitor-General Conrad. After a careful scrutiny of the charges, he said that nearly all of them are tri vil, and that they will' be fully ex plained and refuted. Marshall Car roll is on his way back to Raleigh, expecting to return next week, fully prepared to vindicate himself. Dr. Snyder's Address at the Presbyterian Church. 1 The exercises connected with Dr. Snyder's missionary address at the Presbyterian church tonight, will commence promptly at a quarter past eight o'clock and continue about one hour. Dr Sayder is ap parently about 35 years of age, ready and entertaining in speech, and will not fail to interest his audience. His engagements in the state are numer ous and it was fortunate that he could be secured for even this date. McKINLEY COMES SOUTH He aiuMlis Party Speeding to Nashville. SUGAR SCHEDULE Is a Compromise--Calhoun Calls on Mc Kinlev, But Leaves lor His Illinois Horae-'-Cuba to be dlseussed On the Trip. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Wasiiinoton, D. C, June 9. Sen ator Aldrich says regarding the su gar schedule adopted by the republi can senators, that the refiners wont fare quite as well as they do under the present or Wilson law. The new schedule is a compromise between the senate and house bills. The last as passed and the fi.'st as reported He believes the schedule will be ac cepted by the senate immediately; also that the tariff bill will have passed the senate by June 12th. Commissioner Calhoun had an other interview with President Mc- Kinley at the White House this morn ing. TheRuiz case was talked about, but the President wont take any ac tion until after his return from the southern trip. He is anxious to know all the details in order to consider with the members of the Cabinet on the Nashville journey to be made, the characterof the representation to Spain. President Melviuley and party left at noon today for Nashville to attend the exposition. The presi dent was accompanied by Mrs. Mc Kinley and the members of the cab inet. The train is a special and is the handsomest that ever pulled out of Washington. Commissioner Calhoun did not go with the presidential party to Nash ville. He wi'l go home to Danville, 111., and will return when the p"es ident returns home. It is learned that the president has offered the post of minister to Spain to ex-Governor Jacob D, Cox, of Ohio. Whether or not he will ac cept is unknown. ST. MARY'S. An Interesting Review of the Venerable Institution. The PitESs-VisiTOii takes pleasure in publishing the following letter from one of the Alumnae of St. Mary's school: 'Dear old St. Mary 's!" How many hundreds of girls and women in their homes over this broad land will echo the words at the beginning of this article. From Canada bor dering on the North, Mexico on the South, and from the borders of the broad Atlantic, and peaceful Pacific on the East and West have girls gathered under the sheltering care of this dear old school. There is al ways a ring of pride evident in the words, "I am a St. Mary's girl." Each of us recall, witn fondest re collections, the times in "the long ago," when she answered the clang of the bell as it told us our next duty, and with tenderest memory do we recall the loving care given each by the beloved principal, Rev. Dr. Aldert Smedes. Fifty-five years ago he opened the school for girls (it had previously been a boy's school) and year after year, until 1877, when the summons from on high came to him, be labor ed faithfully to place St. Mary's where it now stands, on the topmost round of the ladder of learning. When his hands were folded calmly in the clasp of death, his son, Rev. Mr. Bennett Smedes, the present beloved principal, took up the duties of his father, and has since then car ried on the work amid difficulties and discouragements known only to himself. . It is generally known that the school, was not "paying and there was danger of its being closed. The diocese of the Episcopal church found that it must shoulder the re sponsibility and place St. Mary's that was known as the church school) on a sure and solid founda tion. The convention held in May decided to buy the property from the Cameron estate. The sum of $50,000 was the price asked $10,110 cash payment, the remainder in twenty years, bearing interest. I have, by request, gone to St. Mary's and obtained notes regarding some of the departments. Miss McVea is justly proud of the papers of her girls in English liter ature. The musical department is under the supervision of Prof. Mack. The violin and orchestral class has done specially fine work under the guid ing hand of Miss Ward. They part in the chapel music on commence ment day and and play the accompa niments for the concert. Miss Such has charge of the vocal department and the evidence of good and thor ough training is seen specially in the chorus singing. There are five specially fine pianists under Prof, wacu ana Miss Dowd. The com mencement pieces are selected from their best work and not spesially prepared for commencement. The fine results in tone and phras ing are to be attributed to the sys tem used that of Dr Wm Mason as exemplified in his "Touch and Tec- nique" and other modern studies The music of the Processional Hymn Thursday is composed by Prof Mack and dedicated to St Marys. Miss Fennor, the art teacher took great pains to show and explain her department. The first work is in outline drawing in still life. The original conventional design is fine. Then comes the charcoal sketches. The "one hour time' sketches are beautifully done. The landscapes are copies. The still life groups are fiue. They have many casts from which to work Water colors come next in order. In this line the hour sketches are fine. By this is meant a picture is begun and finisLed within the specified time. In water colors Miss Cheshire's .Wisteria is one of the certificate pictures. Violets by Miss Mary Latta and the Venecian scene by Miss Susie Marshall deserve special mention. Also Miss Lizzie Briggs' still life pictures. Original designs in water colorsdoneby Miss Pattie Lewis, Miss Cheshire, Miss Root and MissBriggs are fine. In oil, Miss Lewis, Miss Root, Miss Latta show fine work. Miss -Lewis a few snow balls from nature and realistic art groups. Miss Root Wisteria and mandolin picture, and Miss Latta in her picture of green plums, Now last, but by no means least, comes Miss Slater in her science de partment the study of nature by children. This study takes in ev erything that is alive. There are no books. Water color drawings are copied and described by the children. The collection of animal and vegetable life is wonderful. Mary Smedes took first prize for the most varied collectiou, and Nannie Rogers got second prize. They were beautifully mounted. The herbarium exhibitof the entire class is specially fine. For the best in this vrork alone Margaret Clayton took first prize and Francis Womble second prize. Theolder girls study physiology. There are life size mani kins showing every part of the hu man body; not simply studying a book, but these figures are in layers as it were, and each leaf or layer is lifted and one can see deeper into the mystery of the formation of our bodies. In the biology class life is studied from its very beginuing. This class is Miss Slaters pride. The class desccts animals or parts of animals and so does the teacher all in the class room. This dissectiug is done under water. This class has no books, but is simply lectured toby Miss Slater. The class room is very thoroughly equipped with a library and all ap paratus necessary for carrying on the study of nature. There is a $1,500 microscope with all its varied parts among some of these equip ments. Miss Slater goes to Cornell for the next session, but her place will be supplied by MissGreen, who took Batchelor of Science degree at Benthel, Ohio, and Master ofScience at Cornell. The program for the commencement exercises in all the departments is particularly fine. The alumna' association held its meeting Tuesday afternoon and it was the largest ever held. In its need, St Mary's will have the gen erous support of all its old pupils. The ladies at that meeting voted for all funds collected for the endow ment fund to go to the purchase fund for St Mary 's, but nothing of the Aldert Smedes scholarship fund is is to be touched. There is on hand for that purpose $1,346, and the sum re quired to endow this scholarship" is 3,000. Mrs. Iredell, the president of the association spoke earnestly and dearly and feelingly on the sub ject of St. Mary 's, and she had the heart-felt sympathy of each of her hearers. K. A. O. Wheat Ruus I p. By Telegraph to thePress-Visitor. New York, June 9. There was great excitement on the wheat mar ket today. Cold weather sent wheat up with a rush. THE NEW SCHOOL HOARD Countv Commissioners Fleet Mr. T. H. Uriggs, Mr. J. T. Ilugwcll and a Colored Professor. The county commissioners ad journed this afternoon to meet again next Wednesday. This morning the commissioners met with Register of Deeds J J Rogers and Clerk ol the Court Dan H Young and elected the board of education in compliance with an act of the last general assembly. The board elected is as follows: T. Henry .Briggs, Raleigh. J. Hazy J. Bagwell, St. Mary'f. township. N. F. Roberts (colored), Raleigh. Roberts is a professor in Shaw Uni versity. The board of education will as sume its duties the first Monday in July, at which time it will meet here and elect a county examiner. The board relieves the commissioners of all duties relative to the public schools of the county. The board speDt several hours listeniug to petitions favoring aud opposing the new road from Roles ville to Voungsville. The board de cided to Cieate the road at. the ex pense of the petitioners. Chas. Hill was appointeJ a com mittee of one to inspect ihe condi tion of the sewer in the jail and court house. TODAY'S MARKETS. The Movements in New York and Liver pool Markets. New York, J une !t, 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: MONTHS OPKN-HIOH- LOW- CLOS INO. EST. EST. INO January, - February, - March, - April, - May, - JuDe, 7 27 7 23 ti 21 7 21- July, 7 28 7 28 7 21 7 23- August, 7 28 7 28 7 23 7 23- Sept'mb'r, 7 07 7 08 7 00 7 00- Oetober, li 91 6 91 tt 8!l 11 St- Novemb'r, 6 8," (i 87 (i 8'. 81- December, 6 81) 6 91 6 82 ti 83- Note: During June, July, Au gust and September the New York Cotton Exchange will open on Mon days at 11 a m. Chicago Grain and Provision Market. Thefollowing were the elosingquo- tations on the ChicagoGrain and Pro vision market todav: WheatJuly, U8i; Sept (ills. Corn July, 241; Sept, 2.'J. Oats July, 18; Sept 18. Pork July, 7.40; Sept 7. 50 Lard July, .1.47 ; Sept 3.57 Clear Rib Sides July 4.17: Sept 4.25. Liverpool Cotton Morkcl. The following were the closin quo- tations of the Liverpool cotton market today: June 4.(J.ti b June-July 4.0.5 s July-August 4 0.'l(ij4 1 August-September :t..'i7-5y s September-October 3rt b October-November 3.52-53 s November-Decemter 3.49-SO a December-J anuary .'1.48 January-February 3.48 February-March 3.48-49 March-April 3.49- New York Stock Market. The following were the closing quotations on the New York Stock Exchange : Sugar 123 American Tobacco 731 Burlington and Quincy 79j Chicago Gas 8fi! American Spirits 101 General Electric 33d Louisville and Nashville 481 Manhattan 87 Rock Island 695 Southern Preferred 28i St. Paul 771 Tennessee Coal snd Iror. 224 Western UnioD 818 Raleigh Market. The following are the quotations of the Raleigh cotton market today: Middling 7 Strict middling 7i Good middling 7$ Strict good middling 7; Wheel Club Kim. The Y. M . Cf A. bicycle club will take their weekly spin to Garner to morrow, leaving the rooms at 6 o'clock promptly. All members should be on hand . At Simpson's drug store today were to be seen some of the finest radishes ever raised in this section. They were at least six inches in cir cumference and were raised from some seed sold from Simpson's drug store which are very fine. v J! 111. Minor Matters Manipulated for the Many. AROUND THE CITY. Pot Poll rri of the Mews Picture! in l per Points and People Pertlnentl) Picked and Pithily jP In Print SherilT Smith, of Richmond county, brought two convicts to the peniten tiary today. The superintendent of public in struction, Prof C S Mebane, left for Trinity College today to attend the commencement. Mr. J. P. Mewborne, the new com missioner of agriculture, is in the city. Mr. Mewborne will assume the duties of his oflice next week. The regular meeting of the Broth erhood of St. Andrew of the Church of the Good Shepherd has been post poned until next Wednesday nig t. Central M. E. Sunday school will goon their annual picnic tomorrow to Rand 's mill. They will leave at 7 o'clock and return late in the af ternoon . Attractive goods at attractive prices is always an attraction to the buying public, aud it may be of in terest to you to read the new ad. of Whiting Bros , in this issue. Rumor has it that one of our pros perous young merchants has given a cor.tract for a handsome cottage to be used as a batchelors hall not if the "Dickey Birds" know it. Governor Russell found it impos sible to attend the commencement exercises at Trinity college. Mrs. Russell and Private Secretary Alex ander, however, will be present. They left this afternoon. The issue of the Prkss-Visitor of last Thursday has been exhausted and a few copies are desired at this oflice. Those of our patrons who have copies of that issue and are through with them will confer a fa vor by leaving them at this oflice. The S. A. L., will, commencing next Saturday, put on an exceed ingly low rate to Old Point, Vir ginia Beach and Ocean View. Round trip rate will be in effect on Satur day, good returning Monday. Clerk of the Court D H.Young this evening released Thos Robert son from the $3,000 bond, under which he has been in eustoday, to satisfy the judgment rendered against him in favor of Julia Hester. This does not discharge Hester from the criminal bond, under which he is now held. Mr. I. Rosenthal is now offering some choice bargains in his well se. lected and complete stock, owing to the fact that he isrebuilding his store and closing out at a sacrifice. You can not do betfer than call and ex amine his full line of hats, shoes, millinery, etc , when you are shop ping. It does'nt look much like stnrva tiontotakea glimpse into the door of J R Ferrall & Co. A lot of tine sweet potatoes were displayed there today ,xu they were very much in dema:.d as such fine ones are seldom seen at this season, but like every thing else which is good and a rarity can always be found at the popular and progressive establishment of J R Ferrall & Co. Rev. Dr. Snyder, recently return ed from Africa, will make an address at the Presbyterian church tonight at 8:15 o'clock on the subject of mis sion work in the dark continent. Every one interested in this subject will be cordially welcomed, and the various missionary societies of the city are especially invited to parti cipate in these services. President Latta, of the "Univer sity" bearing that name, left fur New York today. "Dr. "Latta says he will erectscven buildings at once at his place in Oocrlin. The doctor says that he met with success in se curing funds while in England, but when asked the amount raised he re plied that it was a personal matter. State Treasurer Worth and Audi tor Ayer decide that the sheriff's convention at Morehead City shall be held August 1st, and that all re gisters of deeds, county commission ers and ex-sheriffs shall be invited to attend, as well as other persons concerned in the listing and collec tion of taxes.
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