Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-13
A BIG FIRE.
sAW-MlLLs BURNED AT NEweERNE-
RAILROAD PROPERTY SAVED.
Trio Raleigh Insane Asylum-A Notorious
Noonshiner .ya,led.-Great Damage to
Trees, Trcsties, and Bridges
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norninq at O'Clock fire broke ont at
one az The two large saw-Inills ut New.
bernc. Both mills belonged 20 Daniel
Stir0qon and were entirely destroyed. as
were also eight hundred thousand feet OF
lumber IN his yards. he mills adorned
the warehouses and wharvos OF the Atian-
tic and North Carolina railroad on Neuse
Yiver An this railway property was saved
without DAMAGE. hut only by The great cK-
ertions on the part Of the hrcmen and rall-
wav employees. The warehouses were on
frc several times. but the fro was imlne-
distclv extincuishod SLmson's loss rs
estimated at from forty-iivc 20 fifty thou
sand dollars, with partial insurance
FABNErs' MLIANcr.
There will be a very fan attendance OF
delegates 81 the opening OF the S'ate
Farmers Alliance NJ Fayetteville to-m"r,
row afternoon. All parts 90 ihc state VIII
he well represented. Many delegates
reached Fayetteville TODAY. All are
earnest Of purpose. Yhcy viii take SPECIAL
action in reg0rd % the acknowledging
and lutte trust. II is the general opinion
that Elias Carr. of Edgccomh county, VIII
he elected president of the state 'FahSV'
The State Executive Cclohi''''' CV"S ~
ING az Elias Carr TEaldcus lv"v. and y. >.
johnson. were here TODAY ana madc IN
examination ~ the books and accounts OK
the trustee Of the business funds the state
business agent, and secretary ana tIet'
surer. prepatory 30 making report 70 tio
State Alliance. The committee. WITH the
officers Of the alliance. VINO are W. ~
Graham, trustee; ". 4. ilafcrn' buSlhtsS
AGENT. J.. l. Polk. secretary. and =. -.
Ailer. treasurer. eft this afternoon to at
tend the meeting 10 Ecvcttcy.!lt.
Al Ashcviilc Yesterday Rev. A. Coke
Smith. of Spartanburg, ;. G.. dedlc"te"
the riverside Methodist Episcopal church.
rHE INSANE ASYLUM.
Governor Fowle this afternoon received
tie reairnati0n of lr. J. u. HaIgh. OF ray
ettcville. as director 'i the North Carolina
Insane Asylum. II was accepted.
IL WAS learned TODAY that tho Governor
Will aek for the resignation OF ". >. ilaI-
ris. of Franklin county as director ol Inc
aeslnm on the ground that PC hQIds an
other State Office He is chief clerk % the
STATE Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 20
siiiOn may not be considered 4 puhhc
oHicc. but the act establishing ihe bureau
provides that IN the absence Of the Coh-
missioner the cmef clerk snail discharge
AN the duties Of the department. and these
conditions. it is thought, VIII put he posi-
tion under the head # public Office.
in tine general consultation and cXaninA-
tion of these matters .hc question arose as
T. whether or not the section or the toh-
stitution relative 20 oflicc-noldng apphei
bate was shortened. how yer, 10y reference
70 the ease of Eliasou u.s. Coleman. III Whlch
CbiefIustice Smith define, the list OF pub
Tic offices and decides. among others. that
directors of asylums for insane and deal
aud dumb and blind. directors of the rcn'-
tcntiary. and trustees Of the university are
all public offices
mick. another member OF the board, mas
written his resignation, and that II IS now
OIL lis way here.
NooSsHINEE JAILED.
ParDen Parrish. the notorious moon
sinner. was Jailed here to-day. He was
RUNNING the illicit di.tillery al which
Revenue Officer Bouldlu was shot last
spring HIS partner. 3. d. Sutton, IS also
III jail here. The revenue oihcl'ls are very
lively and .ay they intend % break up all
these gangs Of moonsmners, no matter
what II costs.
REWARD.
An Executive reward of $500 was offered
TO-DAY for the apprehension of steve Ja-
cobs, a notorious d sporadic Of Robson
county. and Who. IN company with an
other noted Outlaw. escaped from Jali AZ
Iunbcrtou last Friday night. Ii IS feared
that Jacobs will gather around him gang
Of desperate men and commit serious depre-
datiOns and crimes. lie was under SEN
tcnce of death for the murder OF an aged
white woman, but bad appealed 10 the Su-
prone Court. Sheriff McEachern Is pur-
suing Jacobs with strong posse. Jacobs
will try TO get into South Carolina, but IS
now in the Croatan Indian country.
THE TIEENEN.
Marked interest is felt here in the State
Firemeu'e Convention and tournament,
which will continue in tbs city tomorrow
and Wednesday. Many whiting ircmen
arrived today and tonight. Among
them were the Atlantic JmpGny iroh
Newberue-C IL. Blank. foreman. They
brought forty men with their own
band, and make very banasomGe al, ap-
pearance. The trcmen from Colum-
lila. ;. c.. ais arrived and Will CON-
pete for the prize. They will also give eX-
hibiton hoOk-and-laddcr drills. Mayor
RcDowel will accompany the frcmen
from Charlotte. The chiefs of the tre de-
partmcnt Of the latter city, as well as Of
Wilmington and Washington, are attend
ing the convention.
Or. W. X. Capehart, of Berue, VIII not
be appointed mcmncr of the Board OF
Public Charities. as he already holds
position On the State Board of Agriculture.
News was received to-day that the blind
stagcers had attacked the horses IN Craven
county.
THE FLOODS.
Definite news as 70 the character of The
damage bv the floods to the Cape Fear auc
Yadkin-NHiley railway on the Mt. Airy sec
ton shows that 1t Is great and the comb
ton of the road at present T. lamentehie.
ut. Airy has been cut of from all oommu
nication with the South for two weeks
Helcebeck fin. Oh which the railroad force
was employed three months. "a literally
washed away. Iown-fork bridge Is de
stroycd: also, the bridge over Toms creek
The large and costly bridge over Little
Yadkin river has been torn up. The tresJlf
al Flat Shoal is gone: also. the bridge a'
Buffalo. Every ill between Flat Shoalano
Pilot mountain. distance OF six miles, i'
washed level with the surface of the naiu
raj earth The loss Is az least a hundred
thousand dollars. At the most encour
aging estimate Mt. Airy viii have nC
through freight before the lst of Septem-
Der. 1t viii be possible to transfer mail'
perhaps in week hence.