The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-12
RALEIGH BUDGET.
Grand Commandory Knights Templar-
The Fertilizer Tax Case.

RALEIGH. y. c., June H. Special. r.
The annual commencement exercises of =.
Mary's school. the leading Episcopal io-
male school OF the State, is in progress here
ths week. The commencement exercises
Of Trinity, Wake Forest aud Davidson Col
lcgos are also IN progress this week.
MINUS Chandler (col0red). Of Durham is
ON trial in the Superior Court there for his
lifa on the charge of killing Henry Austin.
The Grand C0mmaudcry of Knights Tenn
plar Of North Carolina. holds lis annual
cOncllye this week at Ashcyille. Grand
secretary ID. ". Bln and Graud.Ircasurer
Willi-m simpson left mere last night 20 DE
i'm attendance.
The Agricultural and Mechanical COLLEGE
will CLOSE it, first session here next week,
with elaborate commencement exercises
The term just closing has proven highly
successful one. and the college is now no
longer considered an experiment.
There j. q movement ON foot here tO in-
troduce m lhc nest Legislature measure
10 grant the louisiana state Lottery "a
charter in this state. provided il will agree
lo pay ilp state taxes. ID is rumOied that
the Signal. the Republican organ here, Will
advocate the measure.
The fertilizer tax case came mp in th'
Federal court here. Yesterday. on the ques-
iion of Jurisdiction. Judge seymour ruled
that the court hfd jurisdiction IN the mat
ter, and the question proper Of the right oi
the state % lew tIX On fertilizer companies
under the police power was argued. The
ease Is very important one tO the state IN
view of the income received from the tax
which .upp0rts the agricultural department
and partially. also. the Agricultural and
and Mechanical College.
Rev. Thomas y X0n, Jr.. formerly of this
State. but NOW a. NeW York, j. ON a lcctur
Ing tour through the south, and Will lcciur,
here tonight ON PLAYING the FOOL Iio
has been alternately a lawyer, actor and a
preacher, and has won considerable fame
u the latter sphere, in both Boston and
New York
II IL learned that there has been remark
able fatality among the men who en-
gaecd i'm the lynching of Bob Bcrin
at Lexington. several months ago. Five al
them are reported tO have died, and a siXti
one of the number killed seventh few
days AGO.
several large capitalists. mostly N0Ithcr1
men, have just ORGANIZED at Weldon com
pany under the name of the Great FAN
Water Power Company. ". b. lladli,0n
of Petersburg. j. Resident, and Thomas l.
Emry. of Weldon. yice-prcsldeni. Hrea
Falls is Il new town recently laid on ant
canalled. and the company, which repre-
scnts several millions of "calth, viii cstab
lish extensive manufacturers there.
Negotiations are on foot Tor The sale Of The
Carthage Railroad. which is short brancl
Of the >cahori Air Line, in Moore county
to private In liNidualS at Carthage. who Wi-l
tO control the local traffic.
\ bicycle club has been organized ~ OK
ford with ten members, all fully equipped
with bicycles.
The NOth Carolina Pharmaceutical As>o
citation will hold it, annual convention thi
wear at Morehead City, July 10 lO a
the same tine and place the North Caro-
! lima Board Of Pharmacy will be held. an,
examinations Of applicants to practice
pharmacy viii be held.
Can't. samuel = Iienszey, president 0
! the Egypt Coal Company. j, having built ;
railroad from Egypt t. OseoOd. point oI
the Raleigh and Augusta Railroad, in orde
| that they may have the advantages oil ina
road for their traffic. which has grown yer'
yoluminOus. The line has been surN eye'
and the crOss-ties are being placed.
Already large numbers Of people ai'
/ hocklng % Morchead city the summer cap
| iial of North Carolina. Mackorel fishing j
the prevailing attraction there, and Is sal,
20 be the finest ever seen in years.
TIE cornerstone laying ii the new lOuns
Mem, Christian Association building al
| Davidson College will be- laid with ceremo
nics Tomorrow at I o'clock y. VI. Ih'
building is GSXi3 feet. and is fully equipped
containing gymnasium parlOrs, etc.
The trial Of ". B. Adams tor murder II
Beaufort county, which was TO have becI
held at the present term of court, has bcei
removed to Hyde county, in consequence O
the intense feeling against him in Beaufort