The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-14
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
THE ANTi-vANCE MOVE MENT ON
DECIDED DECLINE.
Progressive Farmers Change of Tacties-
T.rrifc Boiler Expiosion-A Lsdy's
Narrow E.cape-whoIe-sie Poisoning
North state GBeanings.

| Progressise Farmers Change of Iacttss-
T.rrinc Boiler Expiosion-A Lsdy's
Narrow E.cape-whoIe-aie Poisoning
North state Giesnins..
RsLKIGH. y. c., Dec. is.-lSpecial. r.
The anti-Nance movement on the part of the
Farmers Alliance OF North Carolina seems
10 have undergone decided collapse with
in the past week or ten days, and the sena-
tors chances for reelection, which only a
short while ago were regarded as seriously
doubtful, are now considered as safe, be-
yond the persdyenture Of a doubt. This has
been brought about mainly by the change q
tactics in the Progressive Farmer. the All
ance organ, which, as il weil known here,
led the onslaught on Vance. With the Lac,
issue of that paper there was change n
editors, and also a change oil policy. For
months past Colonel Polk himself has
given very little attention 10 the paper.
being much taken up with the duties Of the
presidency OF the order. The editorial
duties have consequently de,0lved entirly
upon the associate editor. Mr. Ramsey. lie
has made his editorial crusade upon
senator Vance quite persistent and Bit
ter, and rumor has IL that this feature OF
IN. Progressive Farmer was ~ distasteful
TO a large part OF the Alliance. ~ho believe
IN Vance. that Ram sey's continuance az
the helm OF the journal was found to De un-
desirable. Rpy Baylus Cade, much more
mature and experienced man a member u
the Alliance, and a Baptist minister, was
chosen t0 le Mr. Ramsey's successor, and
with his administration comes change OF
policy toward Vance.
A short time since, while Ramsey was IN
charge. the Progressive Farmer took the
very extraordinary and quite unique posi-
ton that although nearly every Alliance
man who had been elected to the Legisla-
lure WAS either pledged or instructed to
vote tor Vance 10 succeed himself as United
states senator, they knew now that the SEN
ator was opposed 10 the Sub-Troasury bill. a
thing which they did not know when they
We're pledged or instructed, and that there
fore they were not bound to live up To their
pledges. This totally untenable position
brought forth the expressions Ot condemna-
tion from the state press and the public gen.
ei ally, and "A leading Democratic Journal
put the question plainly 10 the Progressive
Farmer, and demanded an answer rs to
whether or not IL advised the members of
the Legislature tO violate their pledges. In
the meantime Mr. Cade took charge OF the
paper, and, in replying 10 the question, he
said that the paper did not advise members
TO break their pledges, and that any man
who would violate "A pledge was utterly un-
worthy Of confidence. This settles the re-
election OF Vance, a. all the ID, mocratic
members. including the Alliance men, with
only few exceptions. are pledged TO vote
for him.
TERRIFIC BOILER EXPLOSION.
News reached here last night OF terr'dc
boiler explosion IN saw-mll near ScTan-
ton, in HYDE county, which hiew up the
entire mil. The water had been allowed 10
get TOO low in the boiler, and when cold
water was turned in the explosion occurred.
\ negro hand was kiled and two others
were badly injur Il; IL is thought fatally.
The loss TO the mill owners was s6,O0s.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH.
Particulars are received OF ladv's nar-
row escape from a horrible deaih while
travelling on train on the Carolina Central
railroad, day or two ago. she lut her
head on. ihe window To see what the engine
wa blowing Tor, aud Just as she did 30 tho
train sped by a station, and the mail-caicber
took OIL her bonnet and snatcned "A handful
OF hair out by the roots. Her neck was fear
fully wrenched. and her escape nom death
was little short OF "a miracle.
CONVICTED QE MAIL ROBBERY.
Dave Rippey tcolered) has been convicted
in the lnited states Court at Charlotte OF
mai. robbery. and has been sentenced 10
I years' term in the Albany peniteDtiary.
Rippey committed the crime at MOausboro,
"A "catch-pnuch" station. Finding mal
bag hanging mp on the catch, he took H.
down, cut Il open and stole seventy dollars.
GEORGIA, CAROLINA AND NORTHERN.
The officials OF the SeabOard Airline
har.l IA As received Hnflrg that fhn l..lrtrtn
Caro.isa and NOrth,Sn railroad. which they
are building IN connection with this system
from Monroe 20 Atlanta, has been COM
pleted 10 the savannah river $50 miles from
Monroe, or more than half way To Atlanta.
II l. now said that the road will reach Al
ianta sooner than required by cintract,
which will be In the early par. ol next fall.
When completed this wiz b. one at the
greatest through lines In the South, being a
direct aud through route from Portsmouth
10 Atlanta.
NORTH CAROLINA EXHIBIT.
Mr.. i'.ter NJ. Wilson. late Comm .iOnor
Il imm grafton Og North Carolina, a proni.
uenlN spoken of a. manager o.. tue North
Carolina exhibit 10 be made 1t Chicago at
The Worlds Far.
JUDGES COMMISSIONS.
Governor Fowlo to-day ISSUED commits
son 10 the Judges Of the supreme ANA Su-
,eriOr Courts elected at The recent riectOn.
iher CO.. missions will take 'fie,i January
ia.
News vas received hero ioday that
quantity 4 cotton IA the RichmOni and
u insille railroad VAR house al Burling-
TN took lire lasl night aud forty three bales
were cOnsdmrd
WHOLESALE rOisONISG.
News REACHES here OF "A Wholesale pOisOn-
ing at Upper ilOming, neaf Ashcsille,
which came near resulting very seriously To-
thiTi, -four people. Mr. W. II tuTIls gave
1 reception at his r side .c. and all but
iew Of the thirty four guests who were
present pariODk lbefalis Of pound cake,
= hich was among The refr, shnlents.
soon after all Of ihen we're made violently
81, suffering ". tn headache. lntensr thlrsI,
,iolent pains ~ the ~tOmach and iDtes-
tines, accompanied Dy vomiting. The sick
ness was traced l0 the cake, as ouly those
\ ho did not cat any OF IL escaped. The
sickness lasted for about twenty.i0ur hours
AMI oaus.d great alarm. Mr.. Curtis has
had a portion IT The cake sect here 10 the
state chemist for analysis.
BRIEF MEN ZION.
President Holiday. Of the Agricultural
and Mechanical college, anDoun,es that the
presens term will close with public de-
bate XII Friday night upder the auspices
Of the Logan Literary society.
The Board OF Education OF Wake county
and the Board OF County Commissioners
have just completed a thorough inu>,iga-
tiOn VI Tue affairs Of the OH e Of county
tgeasug,r here, and report that ihey md
every thing IN satisfactory condition.
Governor fOwle to-day exlresssd his in
tention 10 attend t.e southern Interstate
immigration Convention al Ashesille next
week.
Yesterday evening the sum OF slI3 vss
remitted 10 Mr. j. II. Barney. treasurer OF
the fund, Tor placing headstOnes over ihs
graves OF Confederate soldiers bur eI al
Fredericksburg. This amount was raised in
this city 10 pay tor the headstones Of North
Carolina soldiers buried there.