mn ag. ijiiMi.rj-niiiiv,iiyMMyy,';M;-'l;.j'';tl''i-jt' ' r ' ' ' - THE VOL. XXXVII. NO. '199. RALEIGH, N. G, SATUKDAY EVENING, JUNE 12, 1897. $4.00 PEK YEAR. PRE 8 S visitor A. & M. COLLEGE BOARD And Its Work vs. the Editor of the News and Observer. Office of the Nobtii Carolina Rail way Commission, Baled iir, N. C. Editor Press-Viator I notice in today's News and Ob server criticisms in general of the action of A and M college board and especially its scurrilous attacks on E G Butler, of Vance county. It also says I am "bilen in the collar" about the displacement of my nephew, F G. Kelly, in the experiment station I had expressed no opinion of the latter matter to any one, and was out of town and the News and Ob server nor any of its representa tives had seen me up to this writ ing. The board had the right to dis place him and I do not question their motives. As to the nttack on Mr. Butler, I wish to say that I have known him since my early child-hood and North Carolina does not have a more hon orable, affable and polished gentle man. The most appropriate comparison I can make between him and the ed itor of the News and Observer is this: The most immoral thought of EG Butler is higher, nobler and purer than the highest dream of purity or honor that ever entered the breast of the editor of the News and Observer. S Ohio Wilson. QUEEN'S JUBILEE. r:horbltant Carriage Chorees HotclH ur Filled Bad Weather. London, June 12. The weather has been winter like during the greater part of the week. A heavy rain fell, giving the half finished jubilee decorations a bedraggled ap pearance. Friday it brigtened to hot bright weather which was very trying. Lodging houses have been guilty of the sharpest practices for a fortnight including the jubilee to visitors who months ago engaged rooms by more than doubling prices. Carriage hire for jubilee day is twenty dollars for two hours and not guaranteed to reach any particular location. There is a general busi ness depression on the eve of the jubilee. Many big houses in the city have been placed at the disposal of the queen, tho owners going to hotels. MR. DUKE RESIGNS. Two Vacancies ol the Board of Dlrccters Vacant The Meeting Monday. Mr. B. N. Duke, of Durham, re signs as a director of the Institution for the Blind. This is the second vacancy- in the board, Mr. K. W. Merritt having previously tendered his resignation to the governor. The hoard meets Monday evening and it is very likely that tho gover nor will have filled the existing va cancies by that time. The meeting of the directors of the institution will be the most important the new board has yet bad. It is stated that a number of changes in the institu tion have been determined upon. The report isthatMr. Young's place as assistant superintendent is to be abolished. There is no effort to disturb Mr. Ray. The Euphrosyne Dance. t delightful German was given last evening complimentary to the visiting young ladies of Raleigh by the Euphrosyne German club. Tbe couples participating were as fol lows : John West, with Miss Mary Bel lamy, of Wilmington ; Dalon Stron ach, with Miss Mable Foote, War renton; Duncan Cameron, with Miss Addie Snow; Dennis Ileartt, with Miss Mattie Pace; Jno Lipscomb, with, Miss Mary Norris.Geo Badger, with Miss Ethel Norris; James Baker, with Jliss Frances Hoke; AilAn Hlffjrs. witA Jusa Nannie Clark. Tarboro; Wui Davis, viib Miss EllenUnderwood, Fayetteville Will Smith, with MissEliaza Busbee; Fab Haywood, with Miss Margie Overman, Salisbury ; Garland Jozies, with Miss Street, NewberriOTm Jones, Wyndham Trappier; Gerald Kendrick, with Miss Susie Clark, i Tarboro; Dick Busbee, with Miss Lillie Slocumb, Fayetteville; Jones Fuller, with Miss Cora Holt, Gra ham; JasRamseur, with MissStreet, JJewbern; Wm Moncure, with Miss Street, Newbern.Frauk Faisou, with Miss Bessie Underwood, Fayette ville Stairs: Will West, Murray Allen, Fred Olds, Tom Simpson. Geo Syme, Moore Parker, Jack Perry, Wm McPheeters, Cam McRae, Stanly Faisdn. Chaperones: Mrs M T Norris, Mrs Trappier, Mrs Seal. By an Enraged Congrega tion at a Camp Meeting. PASTOR ATTACKED With a Hutclict by a Negro Named Jack son und thut Was the Last of Jack son A South Carolina Outrage- liy Telegraph to the Press Visitor. Gbibiietown, S C. June 12. A posse has gathered at VVaverly to take into custody the perpetrators of the bloodiest outrage ever known in this section. Carried away with devotion to their preacher negroes gathered at a camp-meeting and out to pieces Wade Jackson, a negro, during services. The evangelist attacked Jackson's character from the pulpit, and Jackson attempted to slay him with a hatchet. Tbe con gregation rushed upon Jackson and cut him to pieces. GROYER CLEVELAND LL 1) riiiccton will Make lllra Laws. I'octor of By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Princeton, June 12. Ex Presi dent Grover Cleveland has decided to accept from Princeton Univer sity at its commencement next Wed nesday the degree of doctor of laws. This will be the first collegiate de gree Mr. Cleveland has accepted from any college. Illuo Prospects for Corn. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Weiistkr, City, Iowa, June 12 Alarm is felt in this section of the State regarding the coming corn crop, and added to this comes the news that all corn in the cribs, no matter how substantially the latter have been built, is rotting. Three thousand bushels of corn sold in the local market and sorted only turned out 1,301 bushels of sound corn. The supply that is over two years old is never grading more than No. 3 in Chicago, and much of it is not worth the freight to that city. A large per cent, of tho acreage, something over one half, has already been re planted for the coming crop, and much of the ground will have a third planting. Spain Heady for War. By Cable to the Press-Visitor. Madrid, June 12. Premier Cauo vas said he did not believe the feel ing of hostility toward Spain could be ascribed to President McKiuley. He added that if the United States should depart from her friendly at titude, Spain would be able to de fend her rights. The Premier thought t o demands of the death of Ruiz were greatly exaggerated. If the widow demands indemnity, Spain will do justice in the matter of the claim. Mckinley Returns to Washington. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Nashville, June 12. President McKinley and party leave this even ing at G o'clock on their return to Washington. The trip will be made over the Southern Railway by spe cial. The train will reach its desti nation Tuesday morning at 7:30. Militia (iuard the Jail. By Telegraph to tho Press-Visitor. Ih'NTsviLLE, Ala , June 12. Four companies now guard the jail ugainst the lynching of Thompson and Neville, the prisoners from Decatur. There is still fear of lynching. Treaui llricks as Souvenirs. The bricks that are resting in the xear 'eorga Washington's monu '! ; Capital square have supported many mill'ons of dollars., Those l;,ri. ks came from under the Treasurer''. t flice,havingbeen placed there yheu Vm Capitol was built. It Ha been suggested that the bricks be disposed of atanoninal sum a-, souvenirs, the proceeds to be devote V a home for aeed and infirm kl nffsand v.easurers. Again it has tien iggestej that the sum derived fr tbe rejicg be used to purchase t; date pictures of the A. and '.. ' go trustees to be distributed (, the State so that the people cai. ' tor appreciate that airerecauoi, of . star: The office of E CuthbV, t A Co. vilhai andsome has been fui nihe new electric A w . ;eh rd .kes the office a very corner t le at i attrac tive resort during-W wi m days. A GREAT SALE TODAY 2,500 People Poured in Tucker's Todav He twecn 8 A. M. and 3 P. .!. The re-opening of Tucker's store today was attended by the largest sales ever known in Raleigh. Truly this can be said without exaggera tion. A constant stream of purch asers has been passing in at both entrauces of the mammoulh estab l'shment all day long, and an obser vant gentleman who has attended the sales today estimates that 2b00 people visited the store between the hours of eight a. m. and three p. m. An enormous amount of goods have been sold today, but it will take many weeks to make a visible hole in the large stock of goods. Many visitors from adjacent towns and from the country made special triDS to the city today to attend the dissolution sale. It has been a noticeable fact that tho other large dry goods houses have had as much as tbev could do all during the day. While the McKiuley wave is as far distant as ever, the people of Raleigh are not suffering. TO CONTINUE WARM air Weutlicr Predicted Tonight and Sun day for Kaleigh. The weather prediction for Raleish aid vicinity to night and Sunday is fair with a continuat:on of very warm weather. The thermometer was 78 this morn- iugand the barometer. 29. M. The barometer is nowhighestover the gulf and southern states and lowest in the north. This arrange ment of pressure favors thecontinu ation of very warm weather. The weather is generally clear in tbe south, except over southern Florida and over Texas, and is very viarm throughout the central valley, the line of 70 degrees at 8 am rising as big'.: as Davenport and Wash ington. Scattered showers occurred over Texas, southern Florida, the At lantic coast aud east lake region. It Is clear in tne northwest aud cloudy from the lakes to New England. IN THE SOUTH. The Southern Hallway Keeping in Ad vance in Improvements. Recent reports of new and improv ed transportation arrangements for the growingSouth are authenticated by the officials of the Southern rail way. That system of road, which has such a vital interest in the de velopment and progress of a large extended country, is giving especial attention to improving its facilities for affording its patrons the best and quickest transportation advantages. The growing local, inland, coast wise, as well as foreign business of that system, warrants the Southern in giving close attention to the de velopment of its lines, Tu meet all the exigencies requires that a great many interests be carefully carefully considered in pursuing its policy of affording all of its patrons the best and quickest service. Among the more recent improvements arranged for by the Southern, which wiil be completed as soon as possible, are increased facilities at Pinners Point, Norfolk, Va., and the equalizing of the distances between running di vision points on the main line be tween Washington, D. C, and At lauta, Ga. Norfolk has a growing grain trade, especially in corn. In 1888 the receipts at that port of corn amounted to only 739,858 bushels. In 1895 there was an increase to 4,20(5,493 bushels, and in 1896 the great jump to 13,854,454 burhels. With the increased railroad facil ities of the port, the growing favor of the harbor among vessel-owners, and the evident advantages for ex portation in this city over points farther north and more distant from the grain fields, it is certain that Norfolk is to be one of the great corn centers of the country. The receipts of wheat and oats in 189C amounted to about 900,000 bushels, a good in crease over previous years. The inauguration and the development of the Asheville Fast Freight Line by the Southern Railway Company for the control of East and West traffic will, it is expected, necesitate ultimately the erection of an elevator At Pinners Point the Southern Railway has already two wharves, one 19b' by 800, and the other 270 by 800 feet. An additional wharf, 270by 800 feet, will be built, giving a total wharfage of 738 by 2,400 feet. Of freight sheds there are three one 190 by 700 feet, and one double shed 200 by 400 feet. Anew shed 252 by 700 feet be added, giving a total ca pacity of shed room of 413, 400 square feet. To accommodate the existing business, there are 37,000 feet of track in yard, to which will be added 32,000 feet making a total length of trackage of 69.000 feet, or over 13 miles. Tbe present freight sbeds have a capacity of ninety- live eirs. This will be in crease! to 155 cars. There will also be added a log shed for export tim ber "90 by 170 feet, besides a cotton warehouse 80 by 400 feet, and the necessary repair and machine shops electric light plant and fire service, offices, etc. The total cost of the projocted improvements for this year will be about 2&0, 000, 000. It is expected all of this work will be completed by September 1, 1897 L nder the new arrangement 20 freight steamers can load at the wharf at the same time. Three dock slips are already in existence, 200 by S0O feet each, and two additional ones of the same size are among the proposed improvements. There is a depth of water of 27 feet at these wharves, which will accommodate boats of the largest class. Since the Southern Railroad company has been in possession of this property at Finners Point, its business ca pacity has bsen increased about six fold. The division changes and im provements above referrel to are as follows: Washington. D. C, to Monroe, Va , a distance of 1(!S miles; Monroe, Va., to Spencer, X. C, dis tance lOli miles; Spencer, N. C, to Greenville, S C, distance 154 miles; Greenville. S. C, to Atlanta, C'a., distance 161 miles. These changes in division terminals will necessitate the expenditure of about $25,000 at Monroe and 130,000 at Greenville, and will enable operat ing the line in four divisions of practically equal distances. The principal advantages to be derived from these changes will be in the saving of time, especially in freight movements, a better division of work among the men, and a concen tration of forces at ''lay-over" points. This means better service aud gives the country tributary to the South ern railway the benefits of the best railroad practice, al' of .vhich will have a great influence in the de velopment of the country served by that company. While these impor tant changes will necessarily modify some minor conditions in one or two localities, it is a move in the right direction that all will see and ap prove, when the plan is fully de veloped as suggested, giving many advantagesover the presentarrange ments. Dr. A. Week, Ophthalmologist and eye special ist, late of New York, now perma nently located at 310, Main street, Norfolk, Va., will visit Raleigh; of fice in woman's exchange building corner of Fayetteville and Morgan streets, June 17tb. 18th and 19th for the purpose of giving all who desire an opportunity of having their eyes examined free. The following taken from the Gold Laf of Henderson may be of interest: ''Dr. Week, the eye specialist of Norfolk, filled his appointment here last week. A gentleman of pleasing address, skilled in his profession and honest in dealing with his pa tients, Dr. Week fully sustained the favorable impression that had been created in advance by his very agreeable representative, Mr. Bur- bank . "While his business is to serve those who need his services he will not prescribe for persons whose eyes are in such condition that it is beyond human skill to remedy the defect. If he could do them no good other than temporary relief he re fused to take their money. iVe know of three such cases from which it may be seen that the doctor is not engaged in selling spectacles simply for the money there is in it. The interest he feels in suffering human ity and his professional reputation are of higher consideration with him." Governor Asked to Appoint Delegates. The governor has been requested by the Farmers' Nationa1 Congress, through its secretary, Hon. John M. Stehl, of Chicago, and its vice pres ident, Hon. J. S. Cunningham, of North Carolina, to appoint two dele gates from the state at-large and one from each Congressional district to represent this State tor the next two years at the annual meetings. The next convention will be held in St Paul, Minn., August 31st to Septem ber 6th inclusive. Each delegate will be expected to pay his own ex penses, as there is no State fund available for such purposes. 1 Miss Lucy Powers of Asbury is in the city and is stopping with Miss Mary Strother on west Davie street. BUILDING AT THE PARK Finance Committee of the Hoard Decides to Erect It. The finance committee of the board of aldermen has decided to erect a summer house at Pullen Park for the accomodation and con venience of visitors. This is a much needed addition to the park and its early construction will no doubt add largel y to the pop ularity of the place. At the last meeting of the board the matter of erecting the house was left to the finance committee with power to act. The construction of the house is now in the 'unds uf the park com mittee, ol which .Mr A M Powell is chairman. The plans for the build iug, whic'j is to have three rooms, was designed by architect, Chas. Pearson. There will be two waiting rooms, and for each race, and a room for refreshmentprivileges. The urn tract will ba let soon. The build ing is to cost $400. TODAY'S MARKETS. The Movements in New York and Liver pool Markets. New York, J ine 12, 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: OPEN-HIOH-jLOW- CLOS ING ING. EST. i EST. January, ti 77 February, March, April, May, June, July, Aujrust, ... i 7 Hi 7 V 7 17 7 15 7 17 7 12 7 16 7 Hi 7 I.V 6 88 (i ill fi 88 6 90 72 li -,'o 6 72 6 74 6 72 (i 7!t 6 69 C 72 li 7:1 (i 76 (i 73 6 7,"- Sept'mb'r, October, JNovemb r, December, Nkw Yoiik, June 12 The Chroni cle, in its weekly crop summary, says: Advices to us by telegraph from the south this evening are on the whole of a more satiafaetory character. While the plant is back ward generally as a result of low temperature at night, the weather has latterly turned warmer and im provement is reported frsm many lo calities. Rain has fallen in most seetii ns during the week, but in some portions of the Gulf states moisture is needed. In south Texas early cotton is said to be doing nicely. Some damage by lice and other pests is reported from some points in Texas. Note: During June. July, Au gust and September the New York Cottou Exchange will open on Mon days at 11 a m. Chicago Grain and Provision Market. The following were the closing quo tations on the ChicagoGrain and Pro vision market today: Wheat-July, 68i; Sept 64. Corn July, 21; Sept, 25J. Oats July, 18; Sept 181, Pork July, 7.52; Sept 7.02 Lard July, .'l.(i" ; Sept :t,7." Clear Rib Sides July 4.:ir; Sept 4.40. Liverpool Cotton Market. The following were the closing quo tations of the Liverpool cotton market today: June 4. 0.2 b June-July 4.0.1 b July-August August-September :i.til s September-October 'i'54 b October-November .'1.48 s November-December ... 3.4(1- s December-January X4t b January-February :t.4l b r?ebruary-March .'l.J'i 1 March-April ;i.4ti- b New York Stock Market. The following were the closing quotations on the New York Stock Exchange : Sugar 1248 American Tobacco 72 Burlington and Quincy 7!i Chicago Gas 86! American Spirits 10! General Electric 338 Louisville and Nashville 49! Manhattan 87 Rock Island 698 Southern Preferred 2!i St. Paul 771 Tennessee Coal ind Iron 2.'! J Western Union 8'j Kaleigh Market. The following are the quotations ot the Raleigh cotton market today Middling 7 Strict middling 7i Good middling '. . 71 Strict good middling 7; Tbe sheriff has decided to dispose of theTribunePublishingcompany's plant as a whole. The sale will oc cur Monday. The majority of the creditors preferred the sale of the property in a lump. It is expected that a number of publishers . from a distance will attend the sale. 0 Minor Matters Manipulated for the Many. AROUND THE CITY. PoMoiirrl of the I'icluicJ on l per PoIiiim and IVoplj IVitim'titU l'lcki',1 li il J lj 1 1 1 1 I'm- In I'llnl .Mi-and Mrs J N ( in iikiii :tic visit ing Mr W W Willis There will will I services at the Christian Church Sund.iv ex cept Sunday school The legislative aits of IsnT are being shipped direct from Winston by the secretary of state. It is reported that a marriage will take place on westEdenton street in about ten days. The fourth Virginia regiment will pass through here in a special train over the Seaboard Air Line tonight. There has been only one death in the city this month and that was a child of another city. This is an unusual record. Died, this morning at "vlO, Alice Berlin, daughter of Mr WO Berlin, aged live months ami 23 days. The funeral later. Miss Liz.ie Carver, of Korestville. and Misses Julia and Lee Cross and MissWatkins. who are visiting her. spent today in the city. Miss Webb and all Bishop Chesh ire's fitnily have gone to Tarboro to spend the summer except Miss Elizabeth Cheshire who has remained in the city to visit Miss Lizzie Briggs. Ex Senator Ransom is very suc cessful this year in his 'arm work. On his great farm on the Roanoke he has now 2,500 acres in cotton and 17, plows are at work there phatically that he is an applicant for the posi'.ion of director of the ex periment station. Mr Chamberlain says he would not accept the posi tion were he elected. It is intimated that a resident of another state will be elected to lill the place. Tbe coming session of the I'tii versity Summer School continuing five weeks from June 22nd. promises to be largely attended. Professors Jackman, McMurray. Milne. Clax ton. Moses, and Misses Bryant and Bemis and others will be present and begin their lectures the lirst day. Reduced rates on all railroads Next Tuesday, the 15th instant, will be the date of the drawing off and seining of Richards in s poad and all the fishing fraternity of this and surrounding section will b-o i hand. All those who wish to attend should get tickets at once at Den ton's, as none will be sold at the pond. It will be the greatest fish ing event of the season and n b -ly should miss it. Argument in ease of W R Tuck er, a stockholder of the Atlantic anJ North Carolina railroad, against Governor Russell and othars was concluded yesterday before .1 dge Simonton, the closing argument being that of C. U. Aycock. Julge Simonton made tbe A. it N C pu ty defendant and took the ease under advisement. R. C. Bollinger, representative from the State Council. ,I.O I' A. M., to the national council of that body, will leave next week for l':tts burg, Pa., where the national conn cil will convene June ltith foi a week's session. The delegates from this Stote are: R. C. Bollinger, of Asheville: Lieut. -Goveanor C A Reynolds, Winston; L. C. llowlett. Greensboro; W. T. Wooton, Reids- ville, and P. S. Preston. Salem, also representatives from the State coun cil. Special Kates for Summer Outing. The Southern Railway Company announces special rates to Wil mington, Morehead and other points for the summer. The round trip rate to Wilmington will be $2.50, and the round trip rate to Morehead City will be at the same (igure. There will also be reduced rates to Old Point. Virginia BeachandOcean View. Tickets will be on sale for trains leavirg Saturday and Sunday, returning Monday. Notice to Out ot Town Subscribers. The Press-Visitor is sending statements of subscription accounts to subscribersoutof Raleigh. Prompt responses are expeoted and those who arc in arrears and do not remit within a week will be cut off of our list. ODD FELLOWS' COLUMN, Wonder if our members appreciate this column? Yes, that is a ques tion. How many of us appreciate the efforts ot the brother who usual ly fills this column? How many of us appreciate this space in our pop ular daily? Too few, we fear. What is Odd , Fellowship? We want this question answered in our next column by dillereut brethren. The answer must not contain more than lifty words. We do not ex elude Past Grand Masters in this. What has become of our monthly joint meetings? We thought they were to be kept up, 1 wonder if the. great amount of degree work in the lodges has taken precedence? Possibly so. Why don't the officers of the con solidated llncampineiit make an ef fort to get the members to a meeting ami perfect the organization. The (rami llncainpmeiit will soon n:eet and the new llncampment should be represented. It was the Graud En campment which gave this jurisdic tion a ( ; rand .Sire. Capital lodge w ill giveth people of Raleigh and Dnrlam a splendid ou ing this year. T,ook out for the flail ing poster headed by the Trip'e Lin's Train. These brethren kno how to run an excursion. The people hae found this out, t . Beaton (Jalcs still continues t con fer the four degrees. They have work at every meeting. Visit this lodge next Friday night and enjoy the warm welcome always extended to visiting brethren. Brother Seaborn, of Grace lodge, rortsniout.li. Va., visited No. 147 on Monday night last and assisted in the initiatory degree work- Come again brother, the boys like you and and will always give yon a warm welcome. Our brother Burns keeper of Ihe Capitol, we are glad to say, is out again utter a spell of sickness. No brother in Kaleigh is better liked than our venerable brother Burns. beats ilt the right p," Brother Cillis, of Alpha lodge Southern Pines has been in the city having his eyes treated by our l)r Lewis We are glad thatour brother is in such hands, for we cannot too highly appreciate such citizens, and profes ional men, as Drs Lewis and Battle. Through the efforts of our repre sentatives at the last Grand Lodge, the next session will be held in Raleigh next Mav. By a change made by our Grand Patriarch the next session of the Grand Kneainp- ment will be held in ourcity m July next Now all these things do our city gool. an 1 wc trust tha'. our citiz.Mis as well as our brethren will assist us in unking our visitors fee I welcome. It is also true I hat on ac count of the many state meetings which asseaili'e in o.ir midst wc could not manifest our appreciation of them as would the smaller to.vns which rarely have the pleasure of entertaing these conventions. But let us not fail to appreciate them at any rate. Fail not. falter not, weary not. in well doing. I'lidertake to do good without any idea of failure. Depend for success by doing good for the sake of good, then there can be no failure. Never stop or falter, if you know von arc pursuing t he righ! path and your hearts desire is lo do good: there is no time to 'oosc. Weary not in your ellorts for the ad vancements of fraternity, for the elevation of hiiniin character and for the dissemination of friendship, love and truth among your fellow m 'n.' Kor in d ie season we shall reap if we faint not." Colored Tcuchers Assembly. The outing commit tee of the colored teachers' association which holds its session at Shaw I'niversity next week elected the following sub-com mittees yesterday afternoon ; On penitentiary and insane as) -I urns. Profs. W F Debuam and N C Bruce: on experiment farm, A A M ollege and Pullen park. Revs N K Roberts and J EKing:on state build ings, Prof E A Johnson, Revs. A ! Davis and R H W Leak; cemeteries. Prof. W B Crittenden; on wheels, Profs. N C Bruce, W B Crittenden, A JGriflin, NFRiberts, Miss Bur den and Mrs F M Peace. Hajood Bros. Minstrel Monday Might Haywood Bros, will give their first performance of the season at Metro politan Opera House Monday night. It is said that they have a good, strong show, een better than last year, Doubtless they will have a big house. Prices only 25 and 50 cents. . - - ir f i.ff'' ) i tr - t r i 5 " i -1 m i 4 1 i