The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1889-10-15

will replace the present Johnston boxes
TO-DAY AT THE FAIR.
Tomorrow will be a great day at the
fair 1t will be Raleigh day" The
trades procession which will be one fea-
ture will form at the centennial graded
school and headed by band and mar
shals, viii move at II o'clock up Fay
etteville and out Hillsboro streets to the
grounds. Raleigh Typographical Union
No. "a, will head the procession, and will
wear white beavers. There will be many
floats in line and various organizations
will take part
THE PROGRAM AT THE GROUNDS.
The events of the day at the fair
grounds after the arrival of the trades
procession will be as follows:
Marriage of a. Nj. Bateman at the
grounds. the contracting parties to be
dressed in suits of cotton bagging.) at
II o'clock, the ceremony being performed
by the Chaplain of the State Alliance.
Farmers State Institute; chairman,
John Robinson, Esq; director, DR.. ID. II.
Parker.
Trial tests of farm machinery.
Trotting and running races: No. g
Running races at 3 p. IN. For 2-year-
| olds: Five furlongs: Purse $50. No. 81
Trotting at 4:30 p. IN. Mile heats, > in ,.
| Purse $50. First premium, $50; second
premium, $3.50; third premium, $3.50.
Parade of fine cattle by Wake County
Cattle Club.
1t will be sales-day for pets, pigeons,
| dogs. &c.
AN IMPORTANT CIRCULAR.
The following letter has been issued
by the Alliance people and it is impor-
| tant:
"Whereas, Recent information of a
reliable nature has reached us, that a
| jute combine has been renewed upon
| a more extensive scale than formerly,
| denOminated the American Manufac-
turing Co., in which perhaps all prin-
cipal jute bagging manufacturers are
interested. by which they propose to
force on the cotton producer for the
year 1890 their put out. And,
"Whereas, it is absolutely Necessary
! that whatever should be done to pre-
vent the same and to be efficient, be
done at the earliest possible day.
Therefore we the undersigned, most
earnestly request the Presidents of
each State Alliance to have a decided
depression from their SUb-Alliances,
Wheels and Unions, in favor Of the
exclusive use Of cotton bagging for
the year 1890, and report the same to
a convention at St. Louis on Decem-
Der 4th, next, at 10 a. m. said cOnven-
ton to be composed Of the Presidents of
each State Alliance, Wheel or Union, or
such representatives as they may select,
and one or more delegates from each
cotton exchange in the United States to
take into consideration and settle the
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and to establish standard cotton bag
ging. We earnestly request the Hon.
Evan Jones, President of the Farmers,
and Laborers' Union of America, to in
vite each cotton exchange in the United
States to send properly accredited del
egates to said convention. In the event
that the cotton exchanges refuse or neg
lect to participate in said convention
then the delegates representing the pro
ducers shall proceed to fix the tare and
prescribe a standard cotton bagging to
which all Alliance men will uncomprO
misingly adhere This action is neceS-
sarv that manufacturers of cotton bag
ging may be enabled 10 supply the de-
mand at reasonable prices. Let Sub
Alliances take action Immediately"
NOTES.
Mr.. Caleb Osborne, of Oxford, is the
chief of police at the fair grounds.
The Governor today respited Matthew
Banks until November 30. Banks is in
jail at Elizabeth City under sentence of
death for rape upon young girl.
There are now only six prisoners in
Wake Jail. Two of them, Boyle and Par
rish, are under sentence of death for
rape. Two are United States prisoners.
Quite number of orphans from the
Oxford asylum are here. They will give
several concerts daily at the fair grounds
and they also have an evhibit of articles
made at the asylum.
The oil mills have shut down this
week cause, the scarcity of seed. They
will resume operations Monday. Seed
come in quite slowly. They command
twenty cents per bushel.
West Hargett street from Fayetteville
street to.the Fair grand railway station is
in a sad plight. thanks to the sewer ex-
cayators, and might with peculiar prOpri-
ety have been called mo thOroughfare'
today.
The insurance men were after Mr..
Bateman today and three of them made
him present in the shape of insurance
policies Mr. Bateman belongs TO the
Farmers Alliance at MacKay's Ferry.
The Washington county alliance gives
him handsome silver pitcher which cost
$50.
Ranbit Chief