The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-15
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
PROF. EDISON WILL SPEND SOME
TIME IN THE STATE.
The Foot Ball Association Psvspecting-
The Carolina Queen Gold Mines Leased
-Fertillzers will Right the Tas-Char-
iotte aud Rsidsyille Items.

The Carolina Queen Gold Mines Leased
FERTILIZERS will Fight the Tas-Char-
iotte aud Rsidsville Items.
RALEIGH, y. c., Feb. H. Special r.
Hon. W. z. Henry, Of Henderson, who is
leading counsel for Cross and White. bank
forgofs. arrived here to-day, and tomorrow
will appear before the Supreme Court with
a motion in arrest Of judgment. lie has
discovered a new point, upon which be
places high hoves for new trial. Unless
the supreme Court grants an arrest OF
Judgment. Cross and White will SaVe to 90
10 work on county roads next week.
john p. starting. son-in-law Of Mrs. Celia
Brown. who. together with her grandson,
was found murdered near selma last No
yembor. is on trial for his life at Smithfeld.
Mrs. Brown and her little grandson were
liyng about four miles from selma. Early
one morning IL vas discovered that they
had been murdered the night before and
their bodies dragged 20 a branch some dis
tance away from the house. From the
coroners inquest 10 appears that the vic
Tins met their death at the hands Of John
4. Starting. sOn-in-law Of the murdered
woman. Sterling had been heard TO threat
en- her life. and had quarreled with her
some months before the murder. Mrs.
Brown owned a small amount Of property,
which she had made over to her grandson.
BY his death >tarling's wife becomes an
heir 10 the property. This, it appears was
the motive for the deed. At last accounts
the Jury Was out with the case.
North Carolina lnter-C Collegiate Foot Bal
Association held "a meeting here to-day
University. Trinity College and Wake For
est were represented. 10 WAS decided 90
close the season and call the series = Gle
rs the schedule of games had not been com-
pleted.
4 sensation has been created near Ash
boro. i'm Randolph county. by an outrageous
act of vandalism. The Quaker church and
schOOl-house were fOcked one night last
week. and all the windows were smashed
and the doors broken In. The mlscrcants
went from there 10 Coolies Mills. where theY
rocked houses and tore down fences. 10 Us
not known who are the guilty parties.
Colonel McCarty and Mr. Ashton the
former a civil and mining engineer and ON
inventor of great reputation. and tue lattef
capitalist and promoter Of the large. .in-
dustrial enterpri.es-haye been at Greens
/ horO for several days past prospecting.
They control patents for taking steel direct
] from crude ore, which process VIII reNolu-
tiOuize the manufacture of Bessemer pig
/ iron and steel. They will make close in
gostigatiOn Of the mineral resources OF MIDI
die North Carolina with view Of construct
inc great steel plant az Greensboro ol
some point in that region.
IL has Deen decided 10 have the inter 'o..
lociate contest i'm this city in May mex
The University. Trinity College, Wake
Forest Dawson College VIII enter the cor
test.
talists have arrived in Greensboro 90 LOOK
after their interests in the Besscmer steel
and iron furnace to be built there. 10 Is re-.
ported that they are investing extensively
i'm property there
Eugene 4. Albee. OF Boston, Mass, has
leased the Carolina Queen Gold mines prop
perty for the term OF four years, and ,aGtNl
aicituUuS VIII dt once nt nesu" ~ sir,'
mines. which are known to be exceedingly
rich. Albee has brought with him the mo-l
complete mining plant which Will be- erected
M ne mines. About $1,000 worth Of ma.
chinery for the Carolina Qdeen arrived las'
week.
movement is on foot 10 build branch
Of the Cape Fear and adkin Valley kail
road from some point in Chatham county
/ at ar north of ore Hill. by way Of >aXpa
haw. Graham and Big Falls 10 some poinl
North. Friends Of this branch are enthusi
astic in behalf of It's feasibility.
Particulars were learned to-day of bil
| scheme Of "a number Of companies whici
/ have been selling fertilizers IN this state, i'
form pool % tight the tax and i0 test it
constitutiOnality. These companies pay ai
annual tax Of $500 each, and there nave
been heretofore about eighty licenses iakei
ont "A year This year there have
been only few Licenses taken on
and il was learned to-day That the reason
ofthis was that the companies had bande'
together 20 test the question of the right %
tno state to tax them. The proceeds oi ihl
tax go to the support Of the state agricul
tural department and The AIicultufal an'
Mechanical College, and If fertilizer com
panios carry their point these institution
will be seriously crippled.