Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-25
SATISFACTORY.
WORK ON THE NORTH CAROLINA AGRI-
CULTURAL COLLEGE.
A Great Railway LiAe-Yew Independents
A Decided Blaine Triumph
General Notes
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GAglrcu. y. C., Nav 2l-Thc Executive
Committee Of the state Agricultural and Me-
Chsuical College held q meeting yesterday.
The work on the building and grounds,
though ia TIE msiu IN a preparatory way, IS
folng on IN a satisfactory way. The plan Is
10 have the brick.work OF the main building
completed bv next October. " possible. II
1. desired 70 open the college at The earliest
possible moment. The contracts we're
swarded to-day.
Rain Tell again Yesterday and last nght In
rearly AL paris % the state, To-day the
clouds broke away. The eraund = tho
roughly saturated with moisture. May is
relatively As wet as AIrh was dry. The
temperature II the spunR months has been
below normal. Tho weather cleared TO-DAY.
The pam statement Is made that the great
railway lire from Charlotte 20 Weldon is
certainly 90 DC builL In Tact, the contract
for 10 al has been awarded TO Captain John
webb. Chief engineer OF the Charleston, en-
c'rnau and CniC2cO railroad, who is 10 he
ain on the section from Charlotte TO Abe
marie, Stanley county. surveys begin az
ence. The line VIII run through a fine
country. and The grades, 70 Is said, VIII DO
lrlt. Many counties have made prepare
uous for subscribing 10 this road. and a
number will vote CA the question. Private
suhscrip'i ions will be made IN large amounts,
aud 500, 900 has thus far been put up. Inis
line Is important. not only for Charlotte ana
aarco and important section OF the STATE,
bat for Noiiolk. slncoitis striking Tor con
ction with tho laucT peu. Norfolk j. 10
favor with many a the new railway
enterprises, 10 appears.
YEw INDEPENDENTS.
Tho Republicans are NOT able to muster
many independents At their state Conyen'
t0a. x. Z. Linncy, Of Alexander county,,
wee The chief and almost The only one. lie
{, row a ful-r.dged Republican, and was a
regular delegate 10 the convention. Linney
fn3 %. set bis face as flint against the Demo
cra'. and their psr,y principles.
congressman j. ". Bower and John
Nichols were both interested spectators at
fr convention. Nicbols's friends claim that
o.. election I'm thi, district IS a certainty, but
u..,. arc tN0 sides 10 that question.
Hsuulncaos here who ssy they speak
frsrtly say That me Democrats will carry Tie
Tlr.f and second districts again this yesr
TIE second is tho black district aad The
statement d, interesting.
Tng REPUBLICAN CONTENTION.
The Republican state Convention thi'
morning completed the state ticket by IN
n.u.us ION ~ james y. Mason a. Supern
ttnIcut ~ Public Instruction. The ticke
a,u1mlnafel ls asiollows Governor, Oliver
% r,rk~rg, 81 Richmond county Lieu
4rf-C.tcln5r. =. q. Pritcbard. Of hiadl
SOL: secretary o. state, George W. stanton
of Wilson: Auditor. Charles r., MchessOV
Treasurer. g.. s. Bingham. % Rowan; Al
t,r.,t.Cc1srsl. r.. ?. DcysreuX. ot Wake
~l..rintcroeuf Of Public Instruction, jane
H. Mason. oi Orange.
Nominations for three associate justices o
TO- supreme court were next made, DAME
I. Russell Of Now Hanover. d. NJ. Furche
OF I.,aeu, and Ra'phP =. Buxton OF Cumber
lad receiving the lsrsest number ~ VOTES
IIlrc is one vacancy on the supreme
Court beucl 90 Doe filed. end the people AZ
o. Noftat t1crcNt election Tor two bddlioni
Justices.
E.Z. LinuCv, chairman ~ tie COMMITTEE
oy Resolutions. reported and tLc resolution
were adopted. Tuov declare that the in
ttr0,t- of me farmers and labor are Identical
and inst there should bc an equitable ogul
ulu between the wages Of labor ana th
cnmp,p- fiou ~ The oiicc-holjeri demand
protection o.. the elective franchise pcdg
support 10 agriculture, Usnuiacfurcs, W'
r.ruorc.: demand i1e uuc0ndil 'n ii rcpcA
ol ai utcrratToyenue taxes on the Prinel
rr that an iaterud Federal taxes az
plt war measures; demand Tie lcduc
N.u o the surplus pa tue Irca>ul.
90 as to leave It only angle cnouFl
10 meet the demand, Oi The Government; DE
maud toe passage oi the Blair bill As tue beH
method Ol uu lie education; oppose To
present >y,ttm OF county government, nn'
demand the election Of all county and town
thtu officers by tue people. They iayor lecls
latou looking t. thc abolition Of all u'eies
state offices and dependencies; ihNar th'
WoIhIug OF TIE public roads 10y some sSsteu
more ,quit4tis Than the present unluS, an(
hurltn.om~ one; oppose the present system
al lirus out convicls 10y the state so a. u
brin. other labor in competition with Ire
labor.
Resolution. 10 dispense with the poll''a'
AID allow only q per cent. rate OF lntefe'
were tabled.
A resolution declaring the no.ience Law
fvJqouic.i ans undem0crstlc was adopted.
jaime. J.. Boyd and Augustus VI. Moor
Wsrc nominated ny 3ccl nation Tor eecl0r
A resolution 20 so al,cr the plan Of orgsni
zIfion a- O. provide for The election OF
cj..irman ~ The stale Executive Commute
alJ thus puf stop t1 tue scandals ana as
mites concerning that Office was adopted
aner much discu-sioe, and John g. Lanes
o' Rutherford county, was elected to taa
position by a'c.amali1u.
The convention next took uD the mos
election 81 four delegates 90 Chicago. Tn
We the culmmltlou 81 tho htht between u
Elaine aud sherman men. Both side
showed their teeth plainly. The toIlo"io
nominations Ncrc made; T.. A. White K. l.
y ouGg, Juncs Il. Harris, IaOaaS \. Cooper
. uoma, settle, Jr.. JOhu G.. Dancy, ". ]
CANDY. Joan >. LraIy, Z. B. heogh. An
i. W. Hardin The nominations and bA
lnng occupied over three hours.
The following were elected delegates
large: Jslpes Il. Harris, ~ Raleigh; Eth
Wnie, Of BtNidere; John &. Dlncy,
Salisbury. aud Thomls \. Cooper, Of Br'
ward. ANalc for Blaine. This was only don
sucra dispute. which continued many AOu'
end 10 course 90 which much feeling W,
SHOWN hv tie sherman and Blaine men.
ABIAINE TRIUMPH.
The convention was YESTERDAY a scene {
triumph for the Blaine men, just a, pu
dicted 30 Obs correspondence. Ihey WEI
tnrec 20 cue. Whom 10 was said the resol'ti',
would be presented yesterday and Woul
endorse Blaine, Sherman man ono les
rersonage tcqn y. &. l.. Harris, clalrm1u
tie SLATE Executive t0mmltec) SAID theI
would Do pretty d.ht over them.
Harris and Ia. Mott, who also has Gale
himself clalrmsn Of the committee OF eQu
rights with Harris, were both present.. a ~.
also W. p. Canady. The latter was Yer
patrouizlne, ss he always j., and smile
fupeuor upon bis associate delegate
Cauady and No'f and llsrrIs were {!
workers 90 the sherman boom. Mott an
Candy have had split, aud nov Mot
understood o. he iur Blame. on .he tNcN
district delegates 90 Chicago all save four al
for Blaine.
NOIEg.
NlPht before list, near DupAn Roads,
tram ran ettr and instantly Killed Jcs'
Brown. Young white man.
Frank Williams. col0red criminal ma,
hi- escape from Jail at Newbernea day or s
aeo tu avery daring manner.
Al Tie meeting Of thetru-tees o! the Wax
Fol,,t College next month a professor
cnemislr, is 20 De- elected, also professor
physics. The latter Is 10 be the successor {
tae veteran Professor ". G.. simmons, WI
retire. On account Of ~ health, after oV'
thirty ycsrs' service. Wake Forest IS Vel
pro.pcrous, with larger attendance thl
-. ftr.s. a .aln fNaNa