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NUMBER 6-062. RALEIGH, N. THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1897. $100 PER YEAR. 1 RALEIGH PEOPLE HURT The UuMokiHtM Ufa Iosnrance Com . psny'a Fallare. ;. The Massachusetts Benefit Life Insurance Company of Boston, which failed a few days since, caught a number of citizens of ; Raleigh, as . wen as otner persons in toe aiaie. 2 - The Raleigh people insured in the ' cuinpaoy , and who suffered by the collapse are: Mrs. Martha A. Up man, George W. Wynne. 0. A Sherwood, Robert M. Utzrnan, Chas F, ' Meserve, Chester 8. Whiting, Henry Steinmetz.Thos J. Basbford, P H Andrews, J A Uiggs, Dr G N Everett, jr., 2 0. Crawford, A H I Paye . Col. i S Carr, or Durham was also v ... insured for a good sum. j 9 a. ftaieign ciMZtin una oeea id me comrvAnv for & neriod of 12 vears 1 . . n i a. i . i f. i r w - - - and during that time be paid in more thant&OOin nremiums. The com Vpany had over $1,000,000 in death i f claims unpaid.' I j , - ins Litre insurance wpon lor i, i issued by Superintendent Pay ne, of r I - the New York department, pages V xxxl to xxxlil, both inclusive, show j ' that since the assessment insurance i law of New York state was passed ' several years ago, 233 'assessment J - organizations have ceased to make statements to the insurance depart ment, and hence, under the law. have ceased to transact business in that state, or passed into the bands of receivers. GOT GROG WITH STAMPS. Janitor Joan in C. J. Hunt! Office. Sent on to Conrt. Robert Joues, janitor in the office of Mr. Gary J. Hunter, was arraign ed in the mayor's court this morn ing charged with appropriating a lot Of stamps from the office. There was plenty of evidence against Jones, but on the advice of counsel he waived examination and was bound over to next term of criminal court by May or Russ on a charge of larceny. There was sufficient evidence to show that Joues bad been taking stamps from Mr. Punter's office right along. It appears that Jones exchanged the stamps he collected in the office for grog. The Major fined Bud Finch 13 25 for engaging In disorderly conduct M I. STEWART MID. Save the Stats Owss Him $6,7 1 1 -Charges .;, Aflalast Auditor Ayn. M. I. Stewart, of Stewart Broth ers, lata public printers, has pre sented bills against the State for 6,711. He says the State owes as much more, and that Stewart Broth ers consider themselves the public printers, because no others have been elected and qualified. He adds that the Council of State was in in decent baste to oust. his firm He makes statement to the effect that Auditor Ayer said to him at Wins ton that it had been agreed to give out the public printiug in Raleigh, and that the persons getting it would take the Caucasian (Senator Butler's paper) press and use it, and enable that paper to be issued at much less cost than ever before. Stewart says be made no proposition. Stewart says the prices now being paid for jolTwork are fifty per cent higher than his. . FAIR WEATHER. Toaljsat sad Tomorrow I the Weather ' Predietlua. Tbe weather bureau predicts fair weather for touight and Friday. The maximum temperature was 88 yester day, the barometer 30:08, The low barometer in tbe north west has remained apparently sta tionary, causing continued fair, warm weather in the .Mississippi valley and westward. . .The pressure Is higher and the temperature slightly lower in the Lake region. ; , .'. , . The weather continues generally fair and warm In the south and cloudy over tbe north ' Atlantic, States. Local showers have occurred at ' many scattered points in 1 small amounts, especially along the Gulf coast, the north Atlantic coast and in the Lake region ' ; ' Pyeaadte shook the Town. ' B Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. - Stanmbd : Springs, Conn , Sept. 2 Three hundred pounds of dyna mite, stored .in a .cellar exploded this morning, wrecking a building ' and fcbakiug tbe whole village - No 'body we injured. puring August there were only fourteen dwtbe a fine record." IT WILL BE LIVELY Meeting of the Board of Ald erman Tomorrow Night. TWO POLICE CAPTAINS Pollee Committee will Recommend the Election of Such Officers New Police Rules to be Introduced in the Board The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Aldermen tomorrow night promises to be a most lively one. A great many matters which have been agitating the public mind for some time will be brought to tbe front again. Tbe liquor dealers have a petition asking that the hour of closing saloons at night be changed from 11 o'clock until 12. This will develop a warm debate in all probability. More than one Alderman will insist that the Sunday ordinance be en forced without discrimination and that the sale of milk, newspapers a'td, in fact all articles, oe strictly prohibited on Sunday . Then a mo tioa will be made to allow the sale of light drinks and cigars. Some of the police force, will very ikely be given ashaking-up. Chair man Par.ish, of the police commit tee, will submit many new rules which tbe police committee desire to be incorporated in the ordinances. Tbe most important change con templated in tbe new police regula tions which will be submitted tbe board is tbe election of two police ap tains. The captains of police are to be taken from the police force and will, in a measure, relieve the chief of police, of a lot of work. The captains of police are to lrve all the authority of the chief of police n the latter 's absence. One of tbe captains would "have charge of the ight force and the other the day. It is claimed that tbe election of two police captains would break up tbe reporting system and the officers could spend more time on fjhe streets . About 100 new rules and regula tions will be introduced. They were taken from the rules govern ing tbe police force of Atlanta and other large cities. -: a Statement from Senator Pritcbard. The following letter from Senator Pritcbard to bis law partner, Oapt. M. Gudger, is no doubt tbe most accurate accouut of the recent Mitoh- II county shooting. The Asheville Gazette says : Senator Pritcbard of course will expect Capt. Cudge to defend the sheriff in caseof recovery and prosecution for the killing of Garland. The letter was written at Bakersville, August 29 : "I arrived yesterday at noon and found George seriously wounded. The doctors say that it is possible for hinto recover. I will remain here until there is a change in him. The-facts are as follows : Monroe Garland, a boy of 19 years of age, has been leading the lifeof a desper ado fur some time, and within the last year he has shot and wounded six different dersons, one of them being a woman. In most cases he did the shooting from ambush. The last person he shot was Si- rodge, and tbe gnand jury took the matter in band and requested the judge to issue a bench warrant, which he did, and George, accompa nied by Lein Blalock went out to the head of Bear's creek to arrest Garland. As Garland was leaving tbe house, where he had eaten his breakfast, George walked up bebioi him and demanded himtosurrender. Garland at ouce wheeled and fired at George, the bullet taking effect on tbe right side, passing' through the upper part of bis lung, ' and lodged in bis back. George fired about the same time shooting Gar land square through from the left to the right aide, picked up his pistol. which bad fallen ' in consequence of his arm being paralyzed, and emptied it, and fired two more shots from his other pistol, when he fell from exhaustion. Pout of the shots took effect, any oue of which was fatal. 'After George : ceased firing Blalock fired one 'shot at tbe de ceased. Th.e reason Ulalook did not shoot at him kVfore, was that George was between him and the deceased. Garland died in a few minutes. - ;-' Mr - Watkina Robards weut to Henderson this, morning to attend the mairiage of Mr J H Parhara and Miss F. Annie ParW which takes place at Henderson tonight. ALL KINDS OF NEWS, A Press-Visitor Reporter Swamped One of the State Officers. By "Any news this morning?" was tbe dai'y question put by a Press Visitor reporter to a State officer today when he was tackling a pile of correspondence. "News! News!!" ejaculated the official as he threw himself back in his chair and looked quizzically at the reporter, "why there's nothing but news. It Is floating around in calamitous abundance. It's thicker tbau tbe weather and considerably warmer. "Just think of it! How much re ligion was there floating around on last Sunday when people could 'ut get ice and cool drinks as the mer cury coquetted with the 100 degree mark.' Did you hear any Psalm singing, or did you catch tbe notes of any halle'ujah camp meeting in the vicinity? Then there is the fracus the Mavor is kicking up be cause tne police had rather see a minstrel show thun lose timeenouh to put out some yaps who made .the occasion disagreeable for everybody but a policeman. It was alright to fine those thugs, but tne people don't care anything about the fines. What they want is to have such fellows pitched out of the hall when they begin their yawpiugs. 'Then just think of- the torriditv that is coining tomorrow aud next day and afterwards on account ol tbe Governor's letters to the Rail road Commissioners. Party dirks i nd stilettos are fairly glistening, ui'1 from all accounts tnere is being round a knife big euougb to split a United States Senator from bead to loot at one blow. 'Again folks are cussing mad be cause tuey can t walk through tbe Capitol grounds while convicts are laying pavements, but they would be a lot madder if any one of them should get shot in a possible effort to prcent the escape of thos con Vict-;. ".Moreover it seems that the Gov ernor s old party is bidding bnu 'good bye,' but be seems to be glad of it; but there are some things he seems to be mad about, and his gen eral physiognomy indicates that be thinks he has been bitten by his own dog, or dogs, more than ouce. He is just waiting for a good cbAuca to give tbem ahellacious kick . Again a new paper has hit the town to add to the general trouble, and there is authoritative talk to the t;ffect that another paper is coin iog. In my opinion this business means that Raleigh may possibly be cjme a grave-yard for something else besides newspapers. "Furthermore an election is com ingon, and while many people want to vote for city bonds, they . are afraid to trust a majority of the alder men with the handling of tbe money, any don't know exactly what to do fhe old city lot ' is just the same us j twenty years ago;' the streets look sickeningly untidy for the greater part of the time, and are no, swept often enough to vitiate foul smells; the electric lights stay on a spree despite the eurly closing of the sa- l'XMlS. "Amid all the row comes a woman ho applies to the mayor for per mission to preach on tbe streets and is refused. No soda water, no cigars, no ice, no street-preaching; no noth ing on Sunday in this town. No won der it bos been suggested Jhat a great camp meeting' of tbe people be held. It is needed, both politically and mor ally: No wonder that preaching is needed here. No wonder at any thing I Great guns! I believe that almost everybody has got tbe rabies. Polks are running from here to other places and coming from other poiuts here everyday, striving to find out what to do. Everybody is mad and getting madder, and still the fence around tbe capitol is not moved.' The cham ber of commerce is practically dead. There is no pulling together. Every man is slashing for himself and is doing little or nothing fpr self or town. U-ll is being raised about taxes on corporations and individu als, and talk of fusion and no fusion is raising bedlam and confusion. You have a conjunction with some sort of injunction at every cor nor, and more injunctions may be looked for when the governor suspends the railroad commissioners. People are acting fool and wont vote a small tax for schools in which their children can learn any more sense than they have bad. Nero women are-straddjiog bicycles and monopolizing tbe boule- varns, for a combination of wheels and black women is, enough to give the whole town a nightmare. Closed aloons won't prevent delirium tre meii-i an long as this thing goes on Tbe Mewalks on Fayetteville street look like a crazy quilt, and right there under existing conditions and tbe present status of affairs they are more like tbe' town than any thing else, so far as the 'cazy ' part is concerned. News! Why, young fellow, yru are wading through news up to your chin. Go down to the mayor's office and tell bim to stop drays from standing in tbe middle of the town on a sidewalk that indi cates where horses have been by ocular and olfactory evidence of revolting character. Tell him that Saturday night is a good time to sweep the streets so that man with a Sunday bath and a clean shirt won't feel like he is walking over a dunghill when he strolls down town Maybe this will raise another row Hut rows are the fash ion,' We've goi to have em, in my opinion, until things are cleared up by aafree-for all scrapping match. 1 think I'll go to Klondyke. They say you can freeze there, but by guns, its too hot here for comfort in more ways than one. " A Hlea for Sunday Closing. Editor Phess-Visitor: As so much is being said for and against Sunday closing, I would like to throw my sentiments upon the public. i It is a well known fact that at tbe rate we have been going we were just upon the dawn of a time when could say we lived in a city. Hut in the midst of prosperity we are iu calamity. For the past twoSundays the soda fouulains have been draped in mourning of the most deathly color, to-wit: a little red tag with the ordinance of an up to date city scribed thereon. Many called Sun day two weeks ago to piy their lasl respects to the friend of suffering humanity. Several merchants of fered prizes for tbe best method t) prevent molasses t working on Sunday. As soon as the death knell to Sun day work was sounded, agreat many people stopped their clocks and watches from working on Sunday. Funerals will have to be postponed until Monday hereafter. It is wrong to work horses on Sunday. The praise that Raleigh has re ceived as a nice place for our north ern mentis to spend the Bummer has received a black bye. Sometime ago our progressive chamber of commerce voted to spend i neat sum to advertise Raleigh and ts a means of bringing capital to our w bat-bid-fair-to-be-? n-u p-to-date-city. If the average capitalist ever ar rives hero on Sundry, how long do you reckon he will stay after the first Iraiu leaves? Why not have those advertising pamphlets bound in black and in scribe on them: "Sacred to the Mem ory of a City," or "Looking Back ward." The has-been-city has at an ex expense of four hundred dollars had a refreshment stand built at Pullen Park. From my understanding this was to be kept open for the sale of refreshments on Sunday. The build ing is about completed. The city now has a while elephant on its hands. S. A Coming Kvent. "A Puritan Romance" is the name of the comedy in which Misslsabelle Everson and Miss Estelle Clayton will appear as joint stars. This will be a notable engagement at the Academy this fall. The production is magnificently staged and is to be given a splendid opening' in Phila delphia soon. Thecomody isaquaint story of Puritan life. The author is Miss Estelle Clayton, whose clever work as a dramatist the public and critics are familiar with, she being theauthorof "TheQ iick of the Dead, " "Fayette," " The Sad Coquatte" and "Runaway Match." Miss Everson is favorably known to theatre-goers by her excellent work at Wallacks as the leading lady ot Wyndham'a company, as "Dearest" in "Faunt leroy," as tbe leading. lady of the Bostom Museum aud by her many successes. ' ' ; ' ?'' ; Slole llis Valise. 6 J. 6. Caddell, of the Raleigh Bib lical. Recorder, was robbed of his valise at Greensboro Saturday night. He placed it in a coach of the train, leaving there at midnight. When he "went to get it some time after wards it was gone Mr. Caddell's clothing was in it, besides some val uable papers, accounts, etc!., A po liceman yesterday found the papers not far from tbe Southern depot, but the other contents have " hot yet turned up," nor has the, thief. " - . - Mr J A Smith, a prominent citi zen of Bessemer City, is'here. . MILITIA THANKED, Governor Rnssell Expresses Appreciation of Efforts of Hendeson Company: Governor Russell sent the follow ing letter ibis afternoon to Captain Jones, of the Henderson military company, thanking him and his com pany for the excellent services- ren dered the state throughout the ar rest, conviction and execution of the negro Brodie. Capt. P. T. Jones, Company C, 3d Regiment, N. C. S. G., Henderson, N. C. Dear Sir: As Governor of North Carolina, I desire to thank you, and through you your company, for your magnificent conduct during tbe trouble wlich surrounded tbe com mitment, trial and execution of the negro Drjdie. The government is established for the protection of the weak against the strong; and to you and your company tbe people are largely in di ' 'ed for tbe supremacy of the law, th preservation of tbe Constitu tional guarantee and the vindication of our courts of justice. Again thanking you, I am, Yours very truly, Daniel L. Russell. Hardy Missed the Prize. A young lady who suggested tbe word "Venus" as a name for the trolley car, enclosed the following epistle. Though the lady was not the first to submit the lucky name, some of the committee were almost tempted to award her the prize after reading the foregoing letter, but alas, there was no signature attach ed to it: 'To Esteemed Committee on Names: "Mv Dear Sins: What ever you may have decided upon, none of you an deny that 'Venus, 'even though she be slightly a back number, i; vet an appropriate name for this cur. Was not Miss 'Venus' the goddess of beauty aud dn we not all expeci this car to be a thing of beauty and a joy, if not forever, for at least un til that fierce and hideous destroyer shall swoop down upon her as of old and leave us nothing but sweet, sad memories aud an ash pile. Right here the name of Phoenix suggests tself, but the perplexing edict has gone forth that 'there shall be only- five letters.' It must be a feminine name, for never yet has the expression been beard in connec tion with a car or an engine of any kind, 'he fairly flew.' It is always she.' Lo, for Venus the goddess and Venus the star Should be named this wonderful trolley car. "If only these last touching lines could be read by eveu the sternest, prosaic judge among you, what spleudour would be mine ! and how my heart thrills when 1 dream of the exquisite happiness of one whole trolley car for one whole blissful eveuing! Hut fate, cruel fate, and Mr. Carpenter have decreed that t cannot be, and this soul stirring bit of verse must needs be enclosed u a measly envelope and thus for ever lost to fame. And in the days (or nights) to come, as I toil wearily out Uillsboro street on my faithful bike, I shall behold in the distance a flashing blaze of light and as it ap- proacheth and whiz.eth past me I shall give one short gasp and then a long drawn sigh for what might have been my dear, dear 'Venus,' rushing madly and gaily down the boulevard while from her dashes boldly blazs forth the thrilling name of 1 almost said Trilby, but that has six letters. And the baud is still sofltly playing. The Raleigh Tobacco Association. , The annuall meeting of the Raleigh tobacco associat ion occurred Septem ber Jst. The following officers were elected: V B Moore, president; G B McGebee, vice president; E W Tbomason, secretary and treasurer. The meeting was well attended, and several new members were added to the roll. President Moore was sailed on and made an appro priate speech of encouragement Prospects for a good business were never better. Mr, and Mrs. M. J. Adams and Misses Maggie and Virgie McCain have returned from Norfolk, Wash ington, Baltimore and other noted summer resorts. -. ; ;Miss Mary Anderson, formerly lady principal of Peace Institute, is visiting at the residence of Dr and Mrs McGeachy. Dr. Michael Uoke is in the city for a few days with relations and friends. Dr. Hoke is connected with tbe medical department of John Hopkins University, Baltimore. Ex-Governor Carr is in the city. SHORT STATEMENTS Minor Matters Manipulated for the Many. AROUND IN THE CITY. Pot-Pourrl of the News Pictured on He per Points and People Pertinently Ploked and Pithily Put In Print Durham county has begun to ma cadamize its public roads, usingcon vict labor. The ten hours system has been resumed at the Seaboard Air Line shops here. The depot of the Southern railway at Rullin was struck by lightning yesterday and burned, with all its contents The Gazette, Jim Young's paper, comes out strongly advocating the bond issue and colored people to vote for them. In a few days a division of the League of American Wheelmen will be organized here, with over 200 members. Work on the First Presbyterien church has been resumed. Not un til next year will the main building be constructed. The W. C. T U. will meet tomor row (Friday) September 3d. All members are expected to be present it 5:30, by request of the presideut. The oyster season opened yester lay. Several local dealers announce that they will receive shipments ol ihe luscious bivalve in a few days The Council of State was called to meet this evening to determine whether Ihe east and west walks of Capitol square shall be paved with brick. Mr. D. T. Johnson has something nice to tell you in his new ad. in this issue. Hunt up the ad. and when in need of groceries, boneless hams, etc., remember that he is the man to see. Yesterday afternoon for a short while the city was cut off from its water supply An eighteen inch pipe bursted at the power house and caused the "water famine." The damage was quickly repaired. Mr. J. D. Riggan makes a very interesting announcement in today's paper, and our patrons will find it good reading. He makes a special offer for Saturday that is worthy your attention. Mr. J Y. Hainrick, the Commis sioner of Labor Statistics, leaves to night for Cherokee to make an ex amination of the mica mines there. The largest copper mine in theState, employing 300 miners, is situated in Cherokee county. Mr. W. J. Currie, of Maxton. member of the legislature from Robe son county, tendered his resignation as a member of the Grner.tl Assem bly today. TheGovernor wrote Mr. Currie that he accepted his resigna tion with reluctance. 1 Miss Carolyn S Wandell, of New York city, who has been visiting Miss Mamie Woollcott, left for home yesterday morning, to the regret of the many friends she has made during her stay here. The two negro bn-'s arrested yes terday on thechargeof having raped an 11 year old colored girl at Frank- linton have been liberated. As stated in yesterday's paper, the guilty boys were captured near Wake Forest . The Board of Directors of the In stitution for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind meet tonight at the Institu tion. It is believed that Patillo will defeat Perry for the principalshipof the colored institution. Several vacances in the faculties of the two institutions will be filled longht. Sampson Anderson, who knows how to make the only original bar becue and Brunswick stew, is serv ing them every day at the Bonanza. Those who have ever tried the Brunswick and bamecue which are made by Sampson Auderson, know that they are the best. Lieut C G Hall, of the Fifth United States cavalry, is in the city, visit ing bis uncle, C G Whiting, West Lane street Lieut Hall is a gradu ate of West Point in the class of '97, and is on his way to New York to receive his commission, having been stationed at San Antonio, Texas, the coming winter. CUTHBERT FAILURK Sugar Beat Tbem for Half a Million Dol lars. Explaining tbe cause of the failure of E. B. Cutbbert 4 Co., the New York Journal of yesterday says: "The phenomenal jump in sugar yesterday was largely due to tbe heavy purchases in the interest of Cutbbert & Co., to cover their 'short' contracts. Sugar was one of Mr. Cjthbert's chief hobbies. He also dealt in cotton and other products. When sugar began to go up, and finally reached 157, making a total rise of ten points, there was a wild scramble of the 'shorts' to cover. The United States Treasury report that Dutch sugar would be placed on the same basis as German sugar sent prices flying upward. A slight temporary reaction followed, but only until the brokers began buying to cover 'shorts' on Cuthbert's ac count. Tuis sent sugar up again until it reached the highest point of the day'. "Unable to meet the situation with the market tremendously against them the firm collapsed. "For an hour or more after the news of the failure went to the Street the offices were besieged by creditors anxious for information. Boys went flying up the elevators with dispatches and hastily pencil led inquiries, while up and down t.he marble corridors of the estab - lishment paced scores of employes, pale and crestfallen. "Edward B. Cutbbert was born in South Carolina, became a planter iu Tenuissee, made a comfortable for tune, came to New York and began bis career equipped with special knowledge as to tbe business of the people of the South and West. "About the time sugar wassoai iug to its highest point yesterday E. B. Cutbbert A Co., bankers and brok ers, ot Wo. 4U broad street, tailed for half a million dollars. Their splendid $30,000 a year offices inthe big granite Johnson building, where !.hey occupy the entire fourth floor, did not save them, and just before the closing hour of the Stock Ex change the olllcial obituary of the concern was sent Hying over the wires to the country. "Ernest H. Ball, attorney of the :ompany, was made assignee with preferences to two creditors, Ophelia I. Cutbbert, mother of Mr. Cuth- bert, for 45,000, and William Cutb bert, a brother, for $28,084. Air. E. B. Cuthbert refused to be seen. Assignee Ball said that all state ments would have to come through him as assignee, and that no state ment would be issued at present. He said : 'The story is short and simple. We owe money and have no funds to pay with. We extended too many favors to customers Over generosity and too much dealing in sugar, with the market against us, are the causes of our trouble.' "A year ago the firm were anio ig the heaviest stock dealers in the country. It is said that they had more than thirty branch offices, with wires connecting the establishment in all directions, but the company got into trouble through some of their transactions. "William Euclid Young, who rep resented the linn on the floor of Ihe Stock Exchange, was expelled by the board of governors. The specific charge was that an order placed with the tirm for fifty shares of Chi cago, tsurhngton & (juincy stock, on August 28, 18!l(i,had been 'buck eted.' The committee worked on the case for three months, and it re sulted in the suspension for a year of Jocob Kirkner, Joseph H. Choate, Edward Lauterbach and John R. Dos Passos were advisers in the case and Cuthbert & Co. refused to produce their bcoks at the request of the committee. "The firm was organized October 25, 1895. Death of Mrs. Heine. Died iu this city at 3:30 o'clock on the morning i f Sept. 2nd, 1897 of consumption, Mrs. C. H. Beine in the 37th year of her age. The funeral will take place from her late residence on East street, at the terminus of Morgan tomorrow evening at 4:30 o'clock. Friends and acquaintances are cordially invited to attend. Labor Day Celebration. For tbe above occasion the South ern Kail road win sen tickets irom Raleigh, N C, to Virginia Beach and return at $6.15 for the round trip. Tickets on sale Sept 5th and 6th good to return until Sept. 8ih. -For further particulars write , or call on Thad C. Sturgis ticket agent Southern Railway at Union -Depot.
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