The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-26
Views and Interviews.

Editor London, writing to his paper,
the Chatham Record, calls Chapel Hill
"a village" To this1 the Chapel Hill
News objects and says:
I'm North Carolina all incorporated
communities are recognized as towns
and cities. Our population is now
nearly or quite 1900. Why, we have IA
city charter! and have aldermen aud
chief of policen We would like to be
classed, in the smallest degree, Brother
as prosperous little town.
Here is news that's not good news
to those who have been planning cheap
trip TO Europe next summer Oh accoGnt
OF the Paris Exposition
The two leading transatlantic steam
ship lines-the White Star Line and the
Atlantic Transport Line--haye an
nounced that the fares for 1900 viii
be advanced 30 per cent over the rates
IN force last season, or, in other words,
return to the standard which pre-
vailed in 1898. Last summer the mini
mum rates ON the White Star liners
Germanic and Britannia was $50, next
year they will be S75; on the Teutdnic
and Majestic last year the rates were
$40, next season, they will be 500, md
the advance on the Cymric is from 500
to $40. The deck rooms on the Majestic
and Teutonic are placed at $3.50 and
upward, according to the season.
The schedule of the Atlantic Trans
port Line shows that its rates are al
yanced to those charged in 1893, or a
minimum of $50, with the exception thar
on the promenade deck the fare IS raised
SD above that years figures.
On Friday, November 10th, at Ruth
erfordton, n. c., Frank Martin, col
0red, was convicted of removing sew
eral bolts from the trestle at Henrietta,
=. c., and was sentenced to four years
in the penitentiary.
This case is interesting by reason or
several considerations. 1t shows the
watchfulness of railroads after the
safety of their passengers; for almost
Immediately upon the removal of the
bolts the fact was reported to the agent
Of the Seaboard Air Line at Caroleen
The purpose was to wreck the train,
and a wreck was narrowly ayerted only
by the alertness and promptness of the
Waterman on duty.
The next conclusion is that no ease
OF this character when taken up is
ever dropped until some satisfactory re-
suit has been reached. This attempt at
wrecking took place on the afternoon
of June 2Sth last, and has never been
lost sight of since, either by the general
officers at Portsmouth or by Division
Superintendent Moncure at Raleigh.
Although the case was at first only one
of suspicion against Martin, eminent
legal talent took hold of the matter
with skill until his guilt was establish
ed beyond doubt.
IL is rarely that the silent, successive
steps of such cases are brought to the
light, and thus both the public and the
criminal are perhaps ignorant of the
acuteness and pertinacity with which
all attempts at the safety Of passengers
are met by railroads
The effect of the conviction by the
Seaboard Air Line will not only be
wholesome in itself. but viii serve no
tice OH future would-be evil-doers that,
no matter how trivial the attempt on the
part OF negroes or whites, they will be
met with vigilance and vigor and effec-
tiyeness wherever such attempts are
against either passengers or property
along the way of the SeabOard Air
Line.