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NUMBER 8.812
RALEIGH, N. C, THOBSDAY EVlNlMJ, APrfIL 6. IHJ9.
25 CENTS A MONTH
THE
TIME
' German Coea'tfM Believe Tatted States
and England Will Max Such..
- (BERLIN, April.. b OaVogne Villu-
seftuog says "tharit la doubted in gv-
rN ernmint "Circles,, that any -demands for
conjpeuaauon (or the deaths of A men
can and British" subjects' in the Sstnoan
' trouble will be 'addressed Co Germany.
Should aucb; demands, however, be made
ltt a added that tiecniany would emphait
Joally duclihe to entertain thtem.
BDRHEDiOUT
House aad Farnlmre '
Mr. George E. ' Robinson,- S merchant
in .Little Rives township, iaafaiffbc lost
fcl house and- aJ bis iaaVituref exeept
, two .. bedsteads,-, by fire. Two of the
. children bad a. very narrow escape and
bad tt not l)een for-Mr. Robinson's pres
ence of wind they would not bare been
sated from the burning building.
There was no insurance on the proper
ty. Much sympathy is felt for Mr. Rob
inson in. his hoary loss. -
GHEETLW'Tu "RALEIGH"
Mayor Powell Telegraphs,
Congratulations to the
Captain
The following telegrams explain them
selves: New York, April 6.
A. M. Powell, Mayor, Raleigh, X. C:
The New York Journal is sending by
steamer, leaving New York at ID a. m.
Thursday, Mr. Walter Howard as a
special commission to present to Capt.
Cvguiau auu ihe crew Ot me Raleigh tue
congratulations ahd welcome of the may
or and citizens of New York and of Ad
miral John Philip, Commander . of the
' North Atltntic station. Do you care to
send a aimilar message on behalf pf the
citizens of Raleigh." If so your reply to
Captain Coghlan care of The Journal will
be prepaid.
The New York Journal.
nhe following repiy was telegrapned:
. Baleigh, N. C, April 5, 1899.
Capt. Cugblan and Crew of U. 8. S.
Kalelgh, Care New York Journal, New
York, N. Y.: '
In behalf of the cltisens of Baleigh,
I extend congratulations and welcome.
A. M. POWELL, Mayor.
. MONIA TANK EXPLODED.
All tthe W'indows in the Neighborhood
Have to Be Kept Shut.
NEW YORK, .April 6. A amonia
tank in the Weidman'a ice making plant
at Williamsburg exploded early this
morning, awakening the people from
(many blocks. A- policeman was over
come by the fumes aud many others
were rendered ill. The fumes are so
strong that every window in the neigh
borhood is obliged to be kept shut.
.MBS. GOTTEN IX HER BEAUTI
FUL POEM "THE WHITE DOE."
This la a rare opportunity to hear this
beautiful poem aud you should not rail to
be present. It Is Mrs. Cotten's intention '
to puhlinh this HMni In book form as a
permanent contribution to the history of
the State and thep .rogreas of the Eng
lish race in America. - Don't fail to. spend
an evtuiiug it " pleasure next Mouday,
April 10th, at Metropolitan Hall. Ral
eigh a best local talent will also take
part..
MOSES N. AMIS. ESQ., FOB CITY
ATTORNEY.
The nominations for City Aldermen
made at the primaries on Tuesday even
ing last were, as a whole good: certainly
not inferior to any of those of the last
decade. The business men of the city
have never taken more Interest in the
selection of good men than on this occa
sion. The ticket will, of course, be elect
ed.. s .
After the Mayor, Aldermen and other
city officers are elected on the first Mon
day in next month, will come the selec
tion of other officials by the aldermen.
The selection of a thoroughly competent
City Attorney will not be the least of
their' duties, and one entirely qualified
should be chosen. A City Attorney
should not only be well versed in the
science of law, but should be thoroughly
informed on corporation and statute laws
generally. . ' '- .
For this important position, I desire
to suggest the name of Moses N. Amis,
Esq. While not a politician In the gen
eral acceptation of that term, be is a
gentleman- of fixed views on public is-eues,-
-with firmness enough to exercise
them. Mr. Amis is the author of several
law books of a high character, his re
vised edition of the North Carolina
Manual .of -Law and -Forms being more
generally used than1 almost any other
law book In the State. He has had
several years exparlenct In the practice
of the Isw, in tittr own city., of which he
is native. ; He (a a.gent.leman f cuttur
d manners, courteous to alt with whom
he comes in contact firm is what he be
lieves t be right, and is personally .uni
versally popular.
Our cKy Aldermen can make no better
selection fo City Attomey."!"':4'f"
.;. ,,:,.-;v,-,;:- ;.' JAS. H. ENNISS.
KOB SANJTAKX PFJFICEB...J
I 'Bereby" anoounc myself . a can
didate for the position f Sanitary urn.
cer of the city- of Baleigh. I deem if
unnecessary to refer to my record, as a
. Democrat, or to work done in -behalf
of the party, and my character Is known
to nearly every person in the" city.. .If
elected 1 abaH endeavor to falthtulls
execute the duties of -the office without
fear or avorr. and especially to see that
no backward step is taken hi this de
partment of the city government.
' - WM, LEPBETTBB.
REBELLION
4
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Au Uprisijug on Uiftf Island
of NVg'OS
v .. LEI) BY PASSIO
' . : rfh . .
Bandits. CaptsrcdScWtolals and
Issued ProdlaVtltm te Extermi
nate: AiTerlcani ltd
"Spaniards.
MANILA. AwU 6.-O0I. Miller, irov-
eioor of the island of Ngros, reports thai
a number of bandits, beaded by a nun
named Paiasto, attempted a rebellion
March 27th, and kiUed several officials
at Jumamayian. tie captured the oth
ers officials and then Issued a procla
mation calling on the natives to rise and
exterminate the Americans and the
Spaniards. Maj. Sims, with two com
panies of Calirornians was dispatched
to the scene by water. Col. Duboce and
two otter companies were sent over
land. On April 2nd the force marched
twelve miles and captured Labsid. the
headquarters of the bandits, and destroy
ed the town. Thirty hve prisoners were
captured. The bandits force was scat
tered and the rebellion squelched.
EUNICE GOODRICH TONIGHT.
A. High Class Bepetoire Company Play
ing at Popular Prices.
The Eunice Goodrich company com
mence their three night's and Saturday
matinee engagement tonight. ' Every
where this company has played they
have won the highest press endorsement.
Of its performance in Wilmington Tues
day the Messenger says as follows:
The opera house was again filled last
night to see the Eunice Goodrich Com
pany, and a more delighted audience has
seldom -left a Wilmington theatre. The
play was a sensational melo-drama enti
tled "Bobolink" and iti a one of the best
of this type of western plays ever seen
here. The composition la from the pen
of Miss Goodrich herself and Is full of
sensational climaxes and startling situa
tions. The story Is well told the Interest
of the audience being held from start to
finifth. -' The company handled the play
in a manner which In every way sustain
ed the enviable reputation they made on
Monday night. This company will give
but two more performances here and
no lover of the drama should miss the
opportunity of seeing them."
A Saturday matinee will be given tne
performance commencing at 8 o'clock.
Prices 10 and 20 cents. Night perform
ance 10, 20 and 80 cents.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Mr. J. D. Biggs, of Sanford, is in the
city.
Mr. J. A. Duncan, of Apex, is spending
today in Baleigh.
Dr. A. E. Lednetter, of Greensboro, is
at the Yarboro House.
Ex-Congressman Jamea A. Lockhart,
of Wadesboro, is in the city.
Mrs. William Allen and daughter are
expected back from Hillsboro today.
A marriage license was issued today
to Mr. Fred Manisse and Miss Mattie
Carpenter.
Messrs. A. C. Dockery and Cameron
Morrison, of Rockingham are in the city
on legal business.
Mis. Lary Hunter's uuie uaugncer,
Kanette. who has bctn quite sick is now
decidedly better.
Mr. Robert Lumsden, Jr., had quite a
painful accident the other day. He In
lured his ankle and is now using
crutches.
r. . Wariield, of 1533 Natrona
street Philadelphia, writes desiring to
uurchase a farm in this section. Wants
it near a railroad.
The removal of Gen. F. H. uameron
and his family, from Raleigh to Bich
nifltul will causa deen regret here. Gen.
Cameron has been promoted by the Vir
ginia Life insurance Uompany.
A temnnrarv hnildins is beinsr con
structed on Hillsboro street back of Mr.
Root. Simpson's drug store. Mr. Simp
son will occupy this store while the new
building is being constructed on tne cor
ner. . . ..... ...
remember that the city convention
wUl meet tonight at 8 o'clock and nom
inate A. M. Powell for Baytigh'a next
mayor, H. F. Srn!OT for city clerk and
0. F. Lumsden for tax collector.
The corporation commission was in
session again this morning. Ho public
business was -transacted since the day
was consumed hi discussing various rules
to be established and examining some
matters which had accumulated.
rvi. Xnhn H r.linnimrhsnL of ROXbOTO.
Is in the city. - It is alwaya a great pleas
ure to hare Col. Cunningham heri tor he
is one of those men who North Carolina
can alwaya depend upon to represent her
best Interests.. ,;
Clerk of the Court Rum is daily qual
ifying magistrates throughout the county
now. The Legislature elected ninny-
uniiiMiaa fnr Witt eonnt since
the terms of all the Democratic magis
trates In the county wouia naya ixpirea
next fait""" "' ' ':' .'"
ir. W. C. Douglass left today for
Montgomery county, where he will rep
resent ts-Sberiff Lv A. Erwin who ia
ci.arged with the murder of a man nam
ed Stewart, son of E. I. Stewart, the
distiller. The preliminary bearing will
JAPANUfK B."TOTTA.KB.
OUVER, April e.The Jspan
ese papers pubiuds luhef "3etiJs of the
recent eartaquare. The centre shock
was at A'ira and Prefeetur, whrr the
xiremment reports three' killed, and
eleven injured. . Thirty. one dwellings
Mllpased, fifteen were badly damaged
and sixteen other -were demolished.
ANTI-SBMITIO BIOT. ; 'j
NEUSTADT, BBHEMIA, April 6-
An anti-Semitic-, riot raged here today
until three O'clock tnia" atternoou.; Six,
Jewish shops were demousued. .
; OUM-BOATS ARRIVING.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., April 6.
The former Spanish gun-boats Alvaral
do and San Doval passed this morning.'
Upon rriving at New York they wilt'
report t th navy yard.
MARINES FOR MANUKA.
PHIIADBLPHIaT AprU .-Fifty
marines will leave the league island tiavy
yard tomorrow en route for Manila. They
wU be Joined by two hundred more in
New York. TbJat fattflait jtstalltntst
BORN VILLIAGES
Chinese Qoveraor Orders Two Twar
Baraed at Purnlannust.
PKK.1N, April 9.Jorernor Klau
' hau has giren ordea t burn; two
Caniese vlliagea in the'Uwlgiiboriiaod of
Chou, a short distsffice from Kiau
Chau .wihere a man upon patrol was fir
ed upon. The orders here are conaid
ertd arbitrary and onneceaaary and. .un
likely to be approved by the officials of
the ttermani legation, to wneta, the
Chinese foreign office yesterday' sent a
mild remonstrance.
PRnBr.T AMERICANS
WASHINGTON, APRIL 6. WITH
FULL MILITARY HONORS IN THE
i'UiSSKNCE OF PRESIDENT MC
KINLEY AND THE CABINET AND
A 'MUlVi'i'l UDE OF PEOPLE, THE
BODIES OF THE 83B DEAD HB
UOES, WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR. COUNTRY IN CUBA
AND POKTO K1CO, WERE CON
SIGNED THIS AFTERNON TO
THEIR LAST RESTING PLAGE IN
ARLINGTON CEMETERY.
PEACE DELEGATES
President McKiulfty Kames
Representatives at Peae
Conference
WASfJJlNGTON, April 6. The peace
ffisjegiates appointed by "fhif Pwisid'ent
are A. D. White, ambassador to' Ger
many, Stanford Newell, Minister to the
Netherlands, Seth Low, of New York.
Capt. Cromer of the United States Ar
my and Capt. Mahan, of the United
States Navy, retired.
FIRE TODAY.
The
Mansion House Roof Slightly
Damaged.
This morning about eleven o'clock an
alarm of tire was turned in from box 11.
.'be tire proved to- be at the Mansion
House, kept by Mrs. Heflin, near the
comer of Morgan and Blount streets.
The roof caught from the chimmy but
the tire was soon extinguished. The
damage was about 2o.
WEALTH OF MRS. M'KINLEY.
CANTON, AprU 0. Attorney Lynch
says that Mineral Oil rights belonging to
the late James A. Saxton, father of
Mrs. McKinley, were found in Carrol
couaty about twelve milt from Scio.
The property is eaid to be of immense
vaue.
TONE OF THE MARKET8
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
Furnished by H. 0. White, manager
for Paine Murphy & Co., 307 S. Wil
mington street.
LfV KKPOOL COTTON MARKET.
Liven oo) 4 p n ., April 6, 99
8pts; Steady demand fair; American
middling 8 8-H; sales 13,000; American
11.000; Receipts 15,000; American 1200f ;
speculation and export 100J. Futs
opened quiet and'Bteadr, closed steady.
Aurli .'. - 8-lb
prlland May 819b
Ma. and June 8.1 a
June and July.... 8.i9Jb
ulv and August 8.20b
Au rust and September 8.19Jb
September and October 8 lujs
October and November 8
Noem erand December 8.1,8
Decern er and Jam ary 8 18.8
January and Febmary 8.18ib
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
The following were the closing quo
tationa for the leading stocks:
American jr ;
SiuVburu R. R. Preferred...
Pac fio Mail... .. .. ..
R R. T
St Paul
II niiHttan.. .... -f
B.40.
Amoiican Tobacco
Mi fouri Pacific
T.C.I
L. A N.
J.O
162
to
60
1.83
1.U7
im
i m
824
4Rf
Offg
118
NSW YORK COTTON.
Months.
Cled
A Til ...
May.... ...
June.......
'uly.. ......
Angnik
September. .
iv-tober....
N ivember. .
December .
Closed qnlet
87Ba80
6.r4aH6
8.T0attl
69 aW
685a, 8
5 90al
585av6
6.V584
l.waW
A t mall house corner Dawson and
Lano!r Rtreeto ned by the lute J,
Htrrla waa turned to day at 4 p m.
f :
STAR'
iTLING EVlDNCfl.
Figaro Prints the Evidence of Examln
ing. Magistrates in Dreyfus Case.
PARIS, April 8. Figaro publishes the
evidence of examining Magistrates Bor
tulus In the Dreyfus case.' It is said that
when Lieutenant Colonel lit cry found
himself coraered that he 'confessed that
Du Clam. and Enterhasy were authors
of the sparious telegrams aiming to in
criminate PIcquart, whereupon Bortulus
said to Henry: Esterhazy aud Du Clam
are guilty. Let the latter blow his brains
out this evening, and Justice will take
its qourse against Esterhazy. the forger,
who Is now making charges against you,
Which If they reach the ears of your
enemies, may lead them to accuse yon of
supplying Baterhisy with documents."
. Henry 'collapsed in his ohair., speech
teaaaml tbea threw M afiw iutld the
Magistrate 4no Bied htan on th tere
head and rhek. crvlna Imnlnrlnaiy: 'Save
oa.sve us, Esterhaty Is the scoundrel."
WITNESS FOUND
Mrs. Altboust Say She Knows Nothing
About the Harder.
PITTSBURG, April Mrs. Al
ehouse, who is wanted as. a witness In
the trial of Mm. George, the alleged
murderer of Saxton, a brother of Mrs.
McKinley at Canton, Ohio, is at West
Elizabeth. The ( detectives vainly
searched Tor her for weeks. She is a
guest : of a farmer. She acknowledges
tSiat she left Canton to avoid appearing
in the trial, also saying that she knew
nothing whatever about the case. Her
desire was to avoid additional ontoriety.
HEHOES BURIED
WASHINGTON, APRIL. 6.-THE
CRUISER "DETROIT" HAS BEEN
ORDERED AT POST HASTE TO
COSTA RICA, TO PROTECT THE
AMERICANS THERE, A VIGOR
OUS PROTEST HAVING BEEN
LODGED WITH THE. NICARA
OUAN GOVERNMENT ON BEHALF
OF THE AMERICANS.
OPPOSITION TICKETS
There May be a Coatest in
Lower Divions f 3rd
aiitUth Waid3
The understanding seems bo have pre
vailed that the Democratic aldermandc
i.ut nnmtamrMl Tmndav nisrht. in the
second divisions of bom the third and
fourth wards would have no opposition,
'lie leading negroes in these divisions
are said to have so expressed themselves
t... ! annABMl (MtV that thtT IllflV h
negro independent candidates in both of
thtse divisions.
In' the lower division of the third ward
Alderman Joe Corral! and Mr. Sher-n-onH
Unchurch have been nominated.
There is some opposition to Mr. Up
church but the primary went for him by
a large majority-
This morning, however, tne Kepuun
cans there seem to have changed their
minds, and ex-Alderman C. W. Hoov-
(wlnrAd has iinnAiincd himfielf an
independent candidate. The fight will be
between mm and air. upenurcn.
'IHiii, n r-ii hau a n&msn mulnntv nnd tt
remains to be seen what the result of
Hoover s candidacy will be.
In the lower division of the fourth
ward tbere ia now some talk among the
negroes of having a ticket. However,
some oi tnem realize mat n wouia oe
V. , ,V. ".u. . v . u u u .u fy.wv.
holders of the ward if they do not have
ucicet.
RALEIGH STOCK MARKET.
Quoted Bt Qkimbs and Vass.
Ralkioh. April 6, 1899.
BON'DS.
Bid. Asked.
North Carolina 6s
North Carolina 4s
City of Raleigh 6s
" 6s
Wake County 5s
Southern Hv. 1st 5s
W.N C.R K 1st 6s
Ga.ftAta. Prcf 5s
180
1081
107
107f
li
1(H
101 i
1081
10J
10 t
00
" Consols
Ga. Car. & North. Is . 6s 102,
Carolina Central 4s
Ral Watef Co. ls( 6s 103
Albemai lurches.
Canal Co. 1st 7s
' ' STOCKS.
104
North Carolina R. R.
Seaboard Si Roanoke
151
Raleigh A Gaston
Raleigh & Augusta 80
Durham A voribe n 4i
83
52
Southern Ry. Href. 50
Commoa 13
necnanics uimi
Savings Bank 100
Raleigh Water Co.
Raleigh Gas Company
araleign Co.ton Milla
Preferred 110
Common '
Raleigh i oton Mills
(tllHl M'lT- Co.
110
5.1
100
1171
106
i Caraleivh Fertiliser
I and Phosphate Works
I Va. Carolina I bemlcal
Co. Piefeierd 117
1 ommon 76J
Oi istns Nallo"alBank l!0
KieighSavi. gsBank 150
1'8J
70
' All members of the Governor Guarde
are requested to meet Monday night.
lffme 8calchl cave one of the flnst
musical enteriain nents ever heard In
R!elgn last algt It Is regretud that
only a imll audlenee wa present.
Rsmember the musicals at the Got
ernor s MfuioB thia evening Be sure to
attend. .
RECEPI10N
TO GALLANT FIRST
A Letter Keceived From
Capr. Beavers
BOYS LONG
FOR liUMK.
The Farmer Members of the Governor's
Guards had Written Capt. Beavers
Relative te the Reeeptloa tbey ,
WUhed to extend as Ex
Soldiers At the solicitation of a numbar of "a1
meiubers of the oid Governor's Glliutd
aud uiauy friends ef Co. K, first N. U.
V'., Juuge tiuny ttooeru wrote Capt.
beavers and . his coupuiiy, exteudiug
theui Raleigh's cougrutuiistionti upon
their reiuru to the Slate, aud extend
ing the couipauy a warm welconut home
wneu miulered out. It was proposed by
the ex-oineers and ex-meuioem uX the
old company to give these returning sol
diers a nearly reception at ihe tlepui.ud
giVe them a spread al Metropuliiau Hail
prepared by ilieir uid ussoemtes. trieuds
aud members of their families, joined by
our citizens gcueiuuy. Aiuuager Rivers
has kindly granted use of the nail with
out charge, and uow active work will be
gin for the boys return to home and loved
ones.
It is desired that all ex-officers and
members of the old Governor's Guard,
meet at Judge Roberts' otbee this Thurs
day evening at 0:30 o'clock to lake steps
lor couipleiiug this arrangement.
Below is Capt. Beavers' reply to Judge
Roberts' letter:
Savauuah, Ga., April 2, 1S99.
H. H. Roberts, Ivsq., Uaieigh, N. C:
Dear Mr. Roberts: Ve beg leave to
acknowledge your very kind tavor of the
aiat ult., uud heurtuy assure you, aud
our many kiud trieuds in old Raleigh tnat
Co. K, 1st. Reg. -. C. V. 1. is deeply
gratctul tor the many kiud words your
letter conveyed. We expect to be mus
tered out of Uncle Sam's service on, or
about the 22d of the mouth, but we will
advise you by wire when we leave Sa
vauuuh. Lpou the receipt of your letter we call
ed Uie company together aud reud U.
Ihv bOLIlH,ltS of Co. K, most hearti
ly and tliauktully accept the invitation
of the citizens of our home city to meet
them at Metropolitan Hall, or such other
piuce as it may seem good iu them to
desiguale, there ugiuu to be re-uuued
wan our loved ones.
'Ihe old couipuuy that answered the
.first call to anus, left home and dear
ones to accept whatever late had iu
store for them, cuuuot but feel keenly
the loss of their former place iu the State
Guard. We left home with the assurance
that whenever we returned we would
be re-instated in the military service of
our State; this it uow seems is doubtful,
but as true soldiers of our country we
shall not murmur or complain if this is
now denied us.
We beg to assure the good people of
our owu loved city aud State, that in
the future, as in the past, we shall ever
stand ready to take up arms in defence
of that Hag that was first borne through
the streets of Uavauua, by the First
Regiment N. C. VoL Inf. With many
assurances of thankfulness towards you
aud the dear friends in Raleigh, aud with
the hoiie that we shall soou meet and
greet oue another, we beg to remain.
Your faithful servants,
W. R. BEAVERS, Capt. C K.
Z. P. SMITH, 1st. Lieut. Co. K.
For the Company.
Nearly all the former officers of the
old Governor's Guards were iu this
movement which was Inusgurated before
110 , im-vui. ii'uiiii t. u iii.uui.tm seter
al weeks ago as the old members of
the company desired iu soma way to pay
a tribute to the members of this com.
pany who responded so nobly to their
country's cell.
Yesterday the committee, consisting
Of A... i.. rf. 1 t'gl'Ui... .ul. .IOM-II1I
rell and Mr. Walter Parrish, appointed
by the Board ef Aldermen to arrange
for the reception, met and selected
committee of fifteen citisens. who will
greet and welcome the returning sol
dier boys. This committee Is- composed
of R. H. Joaes. William Ross, C. F.
Lumsdeu. Sam. Hunter. Graham Hay
wood. A. A. Thompson, Will- A. I
han. N. B. Brougbton. W. S. . Primrose,
Edgar lat-h, Waller Watson. ilgar
A. Womble. David Levlne Edl. H. Lee.
The ituiimittee ha amiugui to give
the hoys a big barbecue and spread at
Pulleu a Park. This will not likely oe
given until the day after thifir arrival.
me fmii 01 lue cu uiciiiO' tin 01 tue
company is to pay their tribi te on the
day of the company s arrival.
THE WEATHER.
For Raleigh and vicinity: )Ught rain
tonight aud Friday.
Another area of high pressure with
colder went her has appeared ire the ex
treme northwest.
TROOrS RETURNING
WASHIXGT1)TApr!l 6.-All the
troops which are to return to th e United
States to be mustered out are expected
here before May 4. About ; thirteen
thousand returned hi March and Id
expected that twentr-fivet bo naand or
more will arrive during the . present
month.
The following Is t he srhed ale of the 1
Wake Forest Mil tttm in the aonth: , tn
Atlanta, April Oth; Auburn. In Anbam,
" "V "TZiltrZZZ
iH-nrgia. id Ainenn.: Aprs . lomj.
in Mat-nn, May h: Purwuin: In AiAiit,
, May 13th Auburn in. tiaata, Ma XT.
FIRE AT KNOXVILLE.
Four Wholesale Firms Burned Oat To
day. KNOXV1LLE, April C Fire started
in the whUesale district this morning
but waa finally controlled with difficul
ty. Before it was checked the follow
ing firms were burned out: McCIung
Cov grain dealers; Housiey and Oats,
liquors; the Davis Furniture Co., and
the J. D. East Tobacco Company. The
loss is sixty thousand dollars, with in
surance tweaty-five thousand.
STOCKHOLDERS MET
No Quorum and K, and Ui i
,and K, A, A, L AduurnedL
fcj. , .Again :f
The adjourned meeting oMhe stock ."
holders of the Raleigh and Gaston Rail
road was held at their office In this
eity today. Mr. Jos. H. Batcfcelor was
called to the chair and Mr. R. C. Pear
son, of Portsmouth, Va was made sec
retary, 'ihe committee on proxies re
ported that there was not a quorum pres
ent and the meeting adjourned to 10
o'clock on May 11th next.
An adjourned, meeting of the stock
holders of the Raleigh and Augusta waa
also held with the same result and ad
journed until May 11. The purpose of
these meetings is to ratify the consoli
dation of the various brancnes of the
Seaboard Air Line system as provided
fo rin the charters granted by the last
Legislature.
A gentleman who has some thing
more than a perfunctory knowledge of
Southern Railroad affairs, says the
Charleston Nnws and Courier yesterday
talked of the new Seaboard Air Line
system in a way that should prove in
teresting to brethren of the brake and
throttle throughout this section. I
read with interest," he said to a report
er for the Mews and Courier, "what your
paper said the other day regarding the
truggle which is inevitably soming be
tween the Southern and the Seaboard
systems for supremacy in the States.
Vou, in common with others, seem to
have some appreciation of the many
possibilities presented by the present sit
uation, and it may interest you to learn
that there is a well defined belief in
certain radlroad clrclts that the Wil
liams syndicate still has important
schemes up its sleeve, about which noth
ing has yet been said. A man who us
ually knows what be is talking about
told me yesterday that he understood
that after the details of the present Sea
board deal bad been perfected the next
move of the syndicate would be to ob
tain control, either by tease of outright
purchase, of the system of roads which
runs from Kansas City to nirmlngnam
and so make for itself a strong estab
lishment in the heart of the Mississippi
Valley. Fort Scott and Gulf Road, from
Kansas City. Memphis and Birmingham
from Metntthia to Birmingham. Once
in possession of these two lines the Sea
board would build a branch into Mont
gomery on the one hand and into At
lanta on the other. ' The first of these
woul pro vie the Georgia an Alabama
with a through route into Kansas city,
and the second would make a feeder
for the main line of the Seaboard at At
lanta, which would draw to it by right
of control a vast volume of business for
fhich it now has to compete with the
Southern. Should this scheme ever be
carried out the Seaboard will be in a
nnsdtlon to ask favors of no one, with
its owa rails touching Jacksonville, Sa
vannah, Montgomtry, twrmingnam,
Moirmhis. Kansas City and Atlanta,
and hampered by the best network of
non-paying lines with which tne souiu
ern is burdened, it would command a
recognition in traffic circles In the South,
Southwest and West, of which its pro
jectors probably nevtr dreamed.
"And a point worm your conmuerauou
n this connection is the effect such ac
tion the Seaboard's part might have on
the Louisville and Nashville. That sys
tem has long contemplated making tor
itoulf a nort on the South Atlantic.
Should the Seaboard reach out into the
ivt nA demand business for savannau
and Norfolk, business which the Louis
ville and Nashville is largely interestea
in. that latter system would not be
long in realizing if it was evtr to reaeu
the Atlantic that time had arrived.
-.Now while all of tms is surmise,
continued the speaker, "there seems to
be so much good railroad sense in It
that 1 for one should not be surprised
r,i wnrn that the Seaboard Air Line
syndicate really does contemplate getting
a foothold in the Mississippi Valley on
the terms I have mentioned. '
Apropos of the Staboard plans, It was
reported yesterday that nhe Carolina
Midland might become a part of the
new road which the Southern Is threat
ening to build from Columbia to Sa
vannah. The Southern people have de
clared that they have surveying parties
out in the field that they firmly intend
to make for themselves a Savannah
connection, and while there are people
who are inclined to rhina the whole
thing a bluff, still if the new road is to
be built it does. seem haghly probable
that the Carolina Midland, from Bates
burg down, would be very valuable to
the Southtrn just now. The possession
of that property would save them a lot
of construction and mucn valuable time.
Tbey could, too, probably get it on terms
which would be highly advantageous to
its present owners as wen as to tnem
.vetoes. A letter was received here the other
day In which it was stated that char
ters had been obtained and const ruction
actually started on a line f road from
the Virginia border to Coinmbia, S. C.
The northern terminus of the line is to
be Just a few miles east of Danville,
and it Is asserted that it will make al
most an air line South, Just what Is in
or behind the scheme the railroad men
of this part of the country are unable
to say. i
Mr. Pulaski Cowner h tieen elected
President of the North Carolina -Horn
InMirane Company. Mr. W. 8. Primrose
barln deeltned a re-election, ssr.
- "a iahevUle. wee che
- - " . i. Root. aa
flee-jiresident ando Mr. Cbaa. , eec
retary treasurer. , .
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