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VISITOR NUMBER: 6.063. RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1897. $4.00 PER YEAR. THE PRE S MEETING TONIGHT. Report of the Street Com mittee Given. THE BOND QUESTION. Committee Presents Arguments In Favor of the Issue-An Interesting Meeting to be liad Tonlgbt. The board of aldermen meet tonight in regular monthly session. The meeting will be very interesting, as matters of much public interest Will be brought up. We present the report of the street committee which will be submitted tonight. To the Honorable Mayor and Board of AldermeQof the City of Raleigh. Gkstlkme.v: Your committee on streets beg to submit herewith the following report: The work on the streets has been progressing rather slowly for the past month owing tj lack of funds with which to prosecute thj work. Wo have only had a small force of hands going over the city and jump ing from point to point, cleaning out the worst of the ditches in the city. We have also had a small force of hands completing the grading on South street at the lower end of Fayetteville street. We have been awaiting patiently the action of our people in regard to the bond issue which is now pendr ing before them, and which will fee acted upon at the polls on next Tuesday, September 7th. We be lieve that the bond issue is one of the most important matters which has been submitted to our peop e for a number of years We fully realiz-' that Raleigh is more sadly in need of better streets and better sidewalks than anything else, and that the lack of improvement along this line is a material check to our city's prosperity and growth. These improvements cannot be made without a bond issue, and it would not be right to impose bur densome taxes upon the present generation in order to secure these permanent improvements which will be a benefit to future genera tions, as well as the present These improvements can only be secured by the means of a bond is sue, thereby distributing the cost through a number of years and pro viding a sinkiug fund for the matu rity of these bonds in order that each generation may pay its pioper and proportionate share. We do rot believe that taxes can ever be decreased under the pres ent system of conducting our city's affairs, as the present income of the city is oarely sufficient to pay cur rent expenses evon with the most rigid economy, and this in spite of thu fact that property is depreciat ing in value, and at the same time the cost of maintaining the city gov ernment is increasing in amount each year. In view of these facts it appears to us that the only way .to decrease taxes is to issue bonds and Improve our streets. Wherever ft street has mixed tbe property along that screet has at the ; same time improved. Take for instance Wilmington street The increase in revenue to the city derived from property which has been improved by reason of the woik done on that street will within a few years reimburse the city for the entire amount spent in making these improvements. The same re sult will be true all over the city as soon as the streets are improved. This will largely increase the city's revenue and in the course of a few years we will be able to reduce taxes. Then, besides after the streets are improved and once gotten in good condition it will take much less to keep them in repair than it does under tbe present system, and there will be a large saviug to the city In this direction. :; We regret that a larger number of our people did not interest them selves in this very important matter and qualify themselves by register ing in order that they may vote for the bonds on next Tuesday, because we "feel satisfied after careful investi gation that large ' proportion of those people who have not register ed are in favor of the bonds,, but not sufficiently interested either one ; way or tbe other to put themselves - to BDy inconvenience and therefore 1 neglected to register. We believe that we are safe in predicting that tbe bond issue will certainly be voted upon favorably, and after a careful canvas of the voters of the city we are convinced that at least three-fourths of them are in accord with us in this movement, and favor the issuance of bonds for permanent street improvements Respectfully submitted, John C. Drewry, Ch'm., J. D. Boushall, A. M. Powell. WASHINGTON GOSSIP. A Clash of Authority in the Interior De partment. Washington, Sept. 3, 1897. It has always been considered the proper thing to make support of the National platform of a political party the test of a man's loyalty to hi party. The platform adopted by a party in National convention is the only authentic declaration of the principles of that party and must be so considered until another Nation al convention meets and adopts an other platform. These facts are so self-evident that mention of tbem seems almost unnecessary, yet ob jection is being raised because demo crats are insisting that the platform adopted by the Chicago convention must be accepted as the principles of the democratic party. To do any thing else would be a radical de parture from all political precedents. There is a clash of authority in the Iuterior Department between Secretary Bliss and Indian Commis sioner Jones that may end in a big row among prominent republicans. Mr. Jones' present assistant is Mr, Thomas P. Smith, who is a demo cratic holdover. Mr- Smith has made a tip top record and Mr Jones would like him to remain in his of fice. Boss Fanna directed some time ago that one of his Ohio pro teges Tawner, by name who has been serving as the private Secre tary of Secretary Bliss, should be appointed assistant commission er, and the appointment was just about to be made when Commissioner Jones heard about it and notified Secretary Bliss that he would not have Tawner for his assistant. Then there was a high old time in the office of Secretary Bliss, and the relations between him and Commissioner Jones are very much strained, but Tawner has not yet been appointed. Of course, if Boss Hanna insists he will be, and if Jones doesnt like it he can re sign. It is a custom to consult the wishes of bureau chiefs in selecting their assistants, and upon that cus tom Commissioner Jones relies. Republicans would rather not talk about the deficit of about twenty-six million dollars shown by the official figures of the government's receipts and expenditures for July and Au gust, the first two months of the new fiscal year. They have already done too much talking about the surplus that the new tariff was certainly go ing to produce. A BEAUTIFUL VICTIM. A Woman, Supposed to be a Nihilist Found Dead in the Seine, By Cable to the Press-Visitor. Paris, Sept. 3. The body of a beautiful woman, naked and fright fully mutilated, with her no&e and ears missing and her skull smashed tbe middle of her back- was tattooed the words "Long live Poland," Leatb to traitors." The remains are supposed to be a Nihilist who incurred the suspicion of her fellow Nihilists. Marriage of Mr. Ilin Anderson, The Norfolk Ledger of yesterday says: 'Mr. James N. Anderson, a pop ular Seaboard Air Line clerk, and Miss Laura Palmer were uni ed in marriage at 7:30 o'clock this morn ing at the residence of the bride's aunt, Mrs. W. H. King, on Hatton, Park View. Rev J. B. Funsten performed the ceremony, and the tour was south via the Norfolk and Carolina railroad." Mr. Anderson's many Raleigh ac quaintances, who are a legion, ex tend happy felicitations. Ballev Gets Ills Fifth Office. Mr: C. T. Bailey has been ap pointed jury commissioner for the eastern district of North" Carolina by Judge Purnell of the United States court. Mr. Bailey.bids fair to eclipse the record now held by J. C. L. Harris, this being the fifth office to whinh he has been appointed. ,. Two" extra Pullman sleepers were attached1 to the North bound Sea board aiuil from Atlanta this irorn-ing. REV PERRY ELECTED Principal of tbs Colored Institution Other Teachers Chosen. The board of trustees of the in stitution for the deaf and dumb and blind met last evening and Governor Russell and Jim Young carried out their d. termination to elect Rev. Joseph Perry principal of the coi ored department. Mr. Rivers, who favored Pat i Ho at the start, was convi rted to the Perry way of thinking yesterday and the Rev Joseph was elected by a ma jority of one. Patillo was endorsed by some of the best republicans in the state. Maude E Young, a daughter of JimYoung, was elected music teacher at a salary of (35. Sallie Upperman, who has been an instructor in the city graded schools, was elected an instructor at a salary of $35 per month. Rosa McDaniel was re-elected teacher. Mr. Thos H. Tillinghast was elec ted a member of the faculty at a sal ary of $50 per month. Mr. Tilling hast is splendidly fitted for the po sition and the board di 3 well in re taining him. It is charged that all the candi dates for musio teicher, save the one elected, offered money to mem bers to vote for them. LEASE OF N. C. ROAD. Southern Railway Assigns it to Central Trust Companv of New York. The lease of the North Carolina railroad, -which has been held by the Southern railway, has passed into the possession of the Central Trust company of New York. A deed of assignment of the lease of the North Carolina roid has been made by the Southern railway to the Central Trust company. The deed of assignment was filed in the office of Register of Deed . Rogers yester day afternoon . Copies of the deed will be filed in every county in the state through which the road passes. The assignment of the lease was made by the Southern road to cover tbe first consolidated mortgage made in Virginia on October 2, 1S04. The deed is a lengthy document and conveys the ninety-nine year lease of the North Carolina road to gether with the depots, bouses, shops, buildings, fixtures, engines, cars and franchises. ' The Southern is of course iuac'ual possession of the road and will con tinue the operation of it as in the past. ANOTHER HEARING In the Charlotte llond Onse Grunted by Justice Furchcs. Justice Furches has granted a re hearing in the Charlotte bond case. The title of the case is "City of Charlotte vs. Shepard & Co., and it involves the constitutionality of certain bonds issued by the city of Charlotte. The decision reudered by the Su preme Court at its last session was widely commented upon by the legal profession. Low Accepts domination. Nortu East Harbor, Me., Sept. 3. Setb Low bas accepted the nom ination of the citizens' union to be come its candidate for mayor of Greater New York. Secretary Clark of the citizens' union notified bim today in pubiic that he was the choice of the organization. The presentation and nomination were made shortly before noor A state ment from Low is aireu' on its way to New York. Will Flint Payment. Col . Charles A. Cook, of Warrea ton, was in the city today gathering information connected with a case now pending in the Supreme Court relative to tbe payment of a certain amount of taxes to the State by the North Carolina Railroad. Under an act of tbe legislature tbe State at tempted to collect taxes oi one half of one per cent of the gross earnings of the North Carolina road. An in junction .was gotten by the railroad restraining the State from collecting the amount. The case bas been pending since. Mr. Cook is attor ney for tbe N. C. road. . A "ecro Killed. - By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Montoombry, Ala , Sept. 3. Rufus Smith, a negro, a negro, was killed at Forest last night. He was shot through the window whileattendiug a prayer meeting. The murderer is unknown. WALSER IS ALLRIGBT Railroad Commission Ex presses Confidence in Him HE IS CHIEF COUNSEL. Commissioner Wilson Says he Initcd the Governor to Appoint vdJItluniil :oiinsel-"Vas not Advised. The railway comm'ssion today made an order in wb;ch after de claring its entire confidence in the ability and integrity of Attorney General Walser, it- designates him as its chief counsel ir. tbe case in the federal court at Wiimington of the Western Union telegrauh com pany against the commission. Iu an interview this afternoon commissioner Otho Wi'son said the commission recognized the right of the governor to appointcounscl. He added that I he coin mi ;sion had no power to employ any one save the attorney general; tha:; seeing the array of counsel on the other side he had asked Attorney-General Walser to come here; that he did so and asked the governor to give hirn additional counsel, in this Wilson concurred; that the Governor said he would see if he had power to appoint,' and Wilson asked himto let him know as soon as he made selee tions. Wilson says that the first he know of the selection of attorneys was from C. A. Cook. He says the board has confidenceintheattorneys name by the Governor, and unless confidence in the Attorney General. Col. Cook, Col L C.Edwards of Oxford and Mr E. K Bryan of Wilmington arrived here to meet Attorney General Walser and pre pare the defense or' the Railway Commission in the injunction pro proceedings instituted by the West ern Union Telegraph Company. The Attorney General failed to arrive. Another time of meeting will be ap pointed for consultation. TWO MORE SCHOOLS. City School Committee in Favor of Estab lishing that Number. The school committee on buiidings has examined the Watson property in the, eastern part of the city and the Lumsden propertyon the corner of Morgan and West streets, with a view of establishing schools there this fall. The committee w 11 re commend that schools be opened at both places, the Watson property for colored pupils and the Lumsden property for whites. This will be done provi 1. d there is sufficient funds. Supt. llo.vell says it is not certain by any means that the tvo schools can be opened, but he hopes so. The city schools have been very much crowded and the board has found that it will be almost neces sary to establish additional schools. One Long. Merry Laugh. The new comedy success, "The Widow Goldsteiu," will be the at U&tJhlWJ16 Academy of Music, next Friday niKhtTSSrtriU ?t Is a comedy in three acts, and; the tun runs fast and furious,' There Is one scene in "ine Widow Goldstein which for dramatically funny situa tions has no parallel in comedy or farce It is a comedy constructed for laughing purposes and on its pre sentation at the Hth Street Theatre New York scored an emphatic suc cess. U is a laugh from beginning to end ami yet carries a pretty and interesting story. While the title role is the portral of a Jewish char acter, it is one of the finest if not the noblest characters ever por trayed on the stage. A Jewis mil lionaire ready and willing to help anybody and everybody, and chari table to the extreme. While it is for fun, i he plot for there is a plot, explodes farsically the rupid rise and fall of mining stocks, and the intense interest and excitement almost takes ones breath away, and the curtain falls among shouts of laughter and applause. Six Passengers Injured. By Telegraph to the Presa-Visitor. New York, Sept. 3. A heavily loaded coal train on the Long Island railroad ai Floral park crashed into a passenger train today and six pas sengers were injured severely. The locomotives were damaged.,, The company officers began an investi gation, v. 1 u. - i COOLER WEATHER Predicted by the Weather Bureau l air Tonight and Tomorrow. The weather bureau predicts cool er weather. The forecast tor tonight and tomorrow is fair. The maximum temperatureyester day was 90; the barometer this morn ing was 70. A considerable high area has ap pearcd in the lake region with a bar orneter of .'III..'! inches, and cooler weather. The storm center in the extreme northwest has increased in depth, although the weather is clear and uo rain has fallen in that vicinity. The weather is clear nearly every where and local rains have occurred only over the Gulf and the Atlantic States. The heaviest rains were 1.12 inches at Galveston and 1.02 at Hatteras. Southerly winds continue west of th',' Mississippi, with much warmer weather; northerly winds prevail. RATES TO STATE FAIR. The Huilr oajs arc Mhcral---Mttlc Over one Cent per M He. Mr John Nichols the secretary of the stale fair received today the classified rates, which the railroads will offer on the occasion of thestate fair, during the week of October 18-2,'i. The rates offered are prepared by the trallic association representing all the railways in this state and Virginia. The railroads are very magnanimous this year. They an nounce rates of a cent and a fractiou per mile, but less than a cent and a quarter. The longer the distance, the better the rate offered. Secretary Nichols is very much gratified with the rates. Tiounliful crops, good prices, a big fair and cheap railroad rates are bound to make this fair a great big success. The fare from Durham will be 65 cents; from Fayetteville $1 75 and from Goldstoro $1 10. The tickets will include admission to the fair, which is fifty cents extra. Secretary Nichols has secured Mr. I'errin Busbee to arrange the bicy cle features. An effortis now being made to offer bicycle purses, suffi ciently large to induce big racers to come to the fair- Campbell & Company of Ohio an nounce that they will make a big ex hibit of sheep. Everything is working along smoothly for a most successful fair. ATTACKED BY WORMS, Tobacco Crop Affeet.'d Specimen Leaves Drought Here. Mr. Knight, a brother of County Treasurer Knight, of Wilson county brought here today several leaves of new tobacco, which were infected by anew kind of worm. The worm works his way in the leaf and destroys its vitality. Mr. Knight says his entire crop bas been attacked by the worm and reporls that other farmers in his section have experinccd this same thing. A specimen leaf was taken to the agricultural building for exami nation. Mr. Knight reports that the tobac co crop is splendid in his section. The New Htau Secretary. Prof. Hanna, Chairman of-the Y. MT..C. A. State Executive Commit tee, has receiver!- a. letter from Mr. W. M. Lewis for'Ti,.-ly State Secre tary for Georgiaaud South Carolina, accepting the call to the State Sec retary's work in this State for half his time, is extended by the Execu tive Committee. Under this ar rangementMr. Lewis will divide his time equally between North and South Carolina. lie will enter ac tively upon his work in this State Oct. 1. The Answers Complete. The Charlotte News very truly says: The statements of both commis sioners are clear and explicit, and seem to leave Governor Russell's case little to stand on. The evi dence in support of, the governor's statements has not yet been pre sented, and may alter the cae. But with the evidence now in hand, it is hard to see on what Gov ernor Russell can base his reasous for the removal of the commission ers, if he shall conclude to take such a step. Superintendent John Ray, of the institutipn for the blind, informs us that he has received applications from about 75 new pupils to enter the institution this fall. The open ing occurs the 15th. The attend ance promises to be larger than ever before. THE DISPENSARY LAW. The South Carolina Constubulury to be Withdrawn. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Coi.i mbia, Sept. 3. Today Gover nor Ellerbe made an announcement, the tendency of which will unques tionably tend to popularize the dis pensary system, if anything will, and remove from the State a contin ual cause of dissention. lie stated that he had given al1 the members of the dispensary constabulary force notice, so that they could look for other employment, to the effect that October 1st he would withdraw the constabulary from every city, town and muuicipal corporation in the State. The Governor has been consider ing the advisability of doing this for about two months, but for ob vious reasons has waited until all political issues had been swept aside before so doing. lie says that he has communic ited already with the municipal authori ties nearly everywhere and enlisted their services in the enfor. ement of the dispensary law. They will henceforth be relied upon to carry out the law. He says that a few constables will be kept to look after theenforcement of the law in the country, where there are no municipal officers These will be instructed not to meddle with affairs in any town or village or city. Governor El'erb" says that the conftabulary last year cost the sti-'.e 52, OMIi.ljli, which amount will be saved annually by this change. THE AIR SHIP. It Was Seen Lust Night Hocring er KulciKli. Accounts havereccntlv been given by the newspapers of an air ship which has been seen in the neigh borhood of Greensboro and otberad jacent points. Tt was seen by re liable witnesses and last night a similar phenomenon was observed by well known and reliable parties in Raleigh. A light,appearing to be an air ship or a large balloon, was seen about S o'cloek from the South east. It appeared to be about a half mile to the eastward and kept floating in that direction till it faded from view. The light presented the appearance of a round, red disc, about one quarter the size of the full moon. Several persons, whose at tention was attracted by the balloon saw it and watched it for some time. Fxeurslon to Southern Pines. A special tram will be run to Southern Pines Friday, Sept. 10th, the occasion of the laying of the corner stone of the Pick ford Sanita rium for consumptive colored peo pie. The Grand United Order of Odd Fellows of Ra'eigh will lay the stone and other lodges all over the State have been invited to join them on this occasion. The Household of Ruth will also accompany the Odd Fellows. The Odd Fellows will be in full uniform. After the laying of the corner stone the dedication of the building will take place. The dedicatory sermon will be preached by the Rev. J. J. Worlds, of the first Baptist church or Raleigh, N. C. This grand institution, the first of the kind for colored people in this country, was founded through thj efforts of Pr. Li. A. Scruggs. Ex cursion trains will run from Char lotte, Greensboro and Fayetteville also. The special train will be under the management of Capt. T. H. Oha- vasse which will insure that the ac commodations will bebf the best and that the bast of order will prevail. There will be a special car for white people and the round trip rate from Raleigh will be 1.00. The train will leave here at 7 o'clock a. m., and returning will leave Southern Pines at 7 p. m. When the Strike Is Settled. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. K The Ohio coal operators, representatives of the coal hauling roads in session here today are trying to make ar rangements for the rapid movement of coal when the strike is settled. All Ohio coal roads are represented. There will be no step taken toward resumption of work in thisState un til the strike is officially settled. There is a marked scarcity of coal here. There will probably be an other advance in price shortly. The Ohio operators believe the strike will eventually be settled on the ba sis proposed by the miners. Haywood and Cumberland report to the state board of tax equaliza tion. Only three counties are un- , reported, SHORT STATEMENTS Minor Matters Manipulated for the Many. AROUND IN THE CITY. Pot-Pourrl of the News Pictured on Pn per Points and People Pertlnentlj Picked and Pithily Pit' In Print Capt E D Williams of New Han over is appointed a commissioner of wrecks by the Governor. At a meeting of the Council of State held lute yesterday afternoon it was decid.'d 'not to pave the East and West walks of the Capitol with brick . The railroad commission announ ces that September 15th it will lake up the matter of re adjusting freight rates on cotton, the object being to have a uniform rate . Mr. Chas. F. Newsome, of this city will appear this season in the new comedy. "Two Saints.'' The play received its tirst presentation in Wilkesbearre, Pa., last evening. Work on the university alumni building will be commenced at an early day in September. It will cost over $25,00(1, and will be erected on the square of the Caldwell monu ment. Miss Gertrude L Bush has re turned to the city and wiil re-open her class in music Sept. 7th, at her home on North Blount street. Early application is desirable as t he m.in ber will be limited. We call attention to day to the announcement of Messrs. Wool'eott .v. Son. They are offering twospecial bargains in picnic hams and new cream cheese for one week, Look up their ad. Mrs. A. R. Wortham shipped her household effects to Raleigh last week and will make that place her homo in future. She went Saturday and Mr. Wortham followed Tuesday. Henderson Gold Leaf. Ex Judge T. Li. Womack received a telegram yesterday evening an nouncing the death of his mit hcr ;n law, Mrs. Taylor, which occurred in Pittsboro. Judge Womack re turned to the city today. Monday is Labor Day, a national holiday. The day is an event o much importance in the North and West, but has never attained popu larity in the South. The banks in the city will not observe the day Mrs. Iredell, one of the teachers of St. .Mary's schol, Raleigh, is in the city in the ii.o-i c--i of :hat In stitution. She will be gl.nl to meet any one interested at Si. Peter's Episcopal church Friday afternoon at li o'clock. Chario.te News The report thu' the dam at Mil butuic has been washed away is a mistake. Mr Joseph A II. iv wood who was lie re toila savs ihat the report is utter! v without !o,i i.o,,t ioi, and tha' there h,i I n : o freshet then-. Judge Purnei' api.ieU as United Stales commissioners George W . Carroll, at .Magnolia, and S K lien thai!, at Murfreetboro." The J edge issues au order that all the new coinmss!or.ers '- l "' "alify by September .'! ' " commissions r. v . i The pop,,!.!- Mineral H--Chase City. Va., anno,,:-., es .-" ciall.y low rates for Sepl, n;bi v and October. There wili be visitors from Durham, Raleigh ar.d Mid points. The virtue of ihe Chasi City water is k.io.vu far and wide and it is also a most tie ' iglit lei r,. sort. Mr. v. P. Bryan, through his at torneys, Messrs. Battle & Mord.-cai; has brought suit against I! L. I!!av lock & Co. The suit is brought to recover $185.32 which amount is claimed to have been over paid for work on Mr. Bryan's Hillsboro street residence. A new style of acknowledging an introduction has been introduced in social circles in Raleigh. It was illustrated a day or two ago by a gentleman who was introduced to a lady who as a greeting said "I am pleased to meet you," wncreupon the gentleman replied, "you are wel come." There has since been some question in the gentleman's mind as to whether he said the right thing, but there is no question in the minds of bis friends. v. '4i ' V 1 - M n I ;V
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