The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-04

once put IN. lie says the factory viii be
ready to begin work by July li
The Agricultural Department has deter
mined o. make D powerful crusade against
fertilizer companies which try 10 avoid
paying the state tax. Thus far only two
companies have protested against paving
II. and ii looks as IL The proposed pool will
amount to but little. Seizure has just been
made 90 Monroe upon one ol two brands
which have no license. The Com
missioner SAYS be will prompt
/ iv nave seized an such goods
wherever lc finds them. Il was aleo
learned that many letiers are received at
the commissioners Office fr0m iarlaers and
officers of tie Farmers Alliance" asking
Tor names OF companies who have attempt
cd % pay Incense under protest, and de-
clarng that they would not purchase fertil-
ixer- from them.
Mr.. ". G. Upchurch. OF this city. has dis
covered a valuable granite deposit on his
farm near Raleigh The granite Is of a SUI
reriOr texture and quality. and Is pro-
nouncOd excellent Tor building purposes.
The supreme Court to-day rendered an
important decision I'm the ease OF Redmond
AGAINST the town of 1afhOrl. The court
rules that an towns have right tO tax all
stocks. bonds. mortgages and moneys a.
does the state. This reyerscs The holding Of
court In similar ease few years ago.
Much interest Is beginning t0 centre In
the insane asylum Just at present. The
regular annual meeting of the Board Of Di-
rcctOrs Will be held tomorrow. The term
nf Mrs. Lawrence. the present matron,
having expired, her successor will be elect
ed. Also the election of steward will como
up % ON The unoXpired term Of John ".
Thompson. who resigned last June. Dir.
Thompson stated Yesterday that he would
not he "a candidate for reelection % the pO-
siti0n of steward. Mrs. Lawrence. who
was the matron OF the asylum throughout
the time DR.. Eugene GrissOm was superin-
tendent. was requested By the board % ~
sign some time ago. but declined 20 do so
until her term expired.
News reaches here that "A iampntahlo
homicide was committed at Goshen Hill.
near the south Carolina line, saturday after
noon. James A. sims shooting Zach Rogers.
"A cOlorcd man. Sims met Zach Rogers and
James NOboy on the road near his homo
and ordered them from the road. when
they bad gone about lny yanls. Sims order
ed James Mobley tO stand aside and lired at
Zach. The BAH entered his back and came
out In front OF the body. Rogers died sun
day afternoon about two o'clock. 10 is gem
orally believed there WAS some great provo
cation for shooting not brought out before
AT s:3o O'Clock Thursday morning oxford
was somewhat alarmed by heavy, dun, vel
low clouds. apparently not much higher
than the house tops. The atmosphere was
oppressive, darkness enyel0pod the city.
and it was impossible tO distinguish "a
person across ire length OF am ordinary
room. This lasted about ten minutes. and
was succeeded hy lightning and n doluge
of rain. No damage was done. bat many
people were much heightened hy the STRANGE
phenomenon.
AZ Wilmington saturday night. as a street
car was passing along Campbell street, a
man deliberately stepped from behind a tree
and fired into the car. The bail barely grazcd
officer hun0ids face, but luckily no one
was hit There We're several persons in the
ear at the timc and 30 Was "a miraclo.that
mo- one was shot. 10 Is supposed ho was at
tempting tO assassinate the officer. ie made
his escape safely.
News reaches here to-day from Durham
that the great cigarette concern Of Messrs.
". Duke. sons a. Go. have sold their plant,
with att other large cigarette factories In
the country, 90 iAo American tobacco Com.
pany. which has "a capital of $4,000 OOO tO
continue same business. The Durham fac
tory viii bo continued under the old man
arement. and will be branch 0f the Amer
lean Company, the name 0f the hrm which
has become world wide, will also bee retain
ed. The formal announcement OF this big
sale VIII be made public In a few days.