Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-09
NORTH STATE GROUPINGS
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Especial Telegram 70 INC LIE Sos~H.i
RALyIoH. \. G., March 8.-There are now
two thousand and ffty-three farmers SUD
alliances IN North Carolina, and nlnety-hye
counties have county organlIatohS' IAis
being all save New Hanover.
The Cl,de Line steamship Delaware,
from jacksonville TO New York, with twen-
tv-fve passengers, put into southport Ia>I
evening in distress. Thursday evening me
Delaware struck q hurricane thirty mics
south of Frylng-Pan shoals and Iost her
rudder. The vessel was headed TO- ana
very rough night was passed. Heavy seas
constantly broke over the ship, and there
was grcat alarm among the passengers.
Frost e. Robinson, of Michigan, nave
nurchasod from tine State Board II Educa-
non 10 600 acres Of timhcr-lands IN Column
bus county, paying eighty-fiye cents per
the Board Of Health Of this city to-day
made its annual report. The death rate
for whites during the year was 1906 ana
for colorod 2i.6s.
Southport a number OF skeletons have
boen exposed. 1bev are well preserved
and ore wrapped IN blankets.
A heavy snowfall north and west OF
here DELAYED trains to-day and they ar
rived late. ~.
C6arlc. D. Upchurch, clerk Of the Su-
nerior Court of Wake county, IS one on the
leading Republicans IN the state. Ite has
weakened " ~ far as Harrison Adlnliila-
trn,i0n is concerned, and told me TO-DAY
he would dcuounce it on the stump IN the
campaign next autumn. lie says the Re
ppb6cans are ruined in North Carolina,
and that this year thcy will not elect a
4iDple congressman. This agrees with the
statement made by J. Q. J.. Harms, secre-
tary Of the Republican State EXECUTIVE
Committee. 10 Mr. Wanamaher. Ut can Toe
eaid with entire truth tiaJ the hepuDIcAh
party Is dead IL tins State.
The event Of the coming week - tho
State Convention of the Young Mems
Christian Association, winch conVenes NJ
G0ldsboro' on the 18th, and Will bC IN ses-
eiou three DAYS. TheGssOciatIOn has grown
largely in numbers and influence.
The Superior Court 10 session here has
ordered the Raleigh and Castor railway 10
make oath as 10 It's earnings Tor the years
from 1861 TO 1889. inclusive, in order that II
can be ascertained whether ITS earnings
have exceeded g per cent. Under their
charters this road and the Wilmington ana
Weldon are exempt from taxation as long
"a the earnings do not exceed per cent.
Some railways invest their earnings IN the
construction of new lines and soma 90 Aot
nav dividends in excess Of per cent. but
the stockholders get It III some other way
NOT TRUE Bills.
The grand Jury Of Davidson county diq
not find true bills aga nst the men charged
with lvnching Robert Berrler near Lexlng-
ton last autumn. This result IS not uheA-
necfed. It's the first time that an attempt
10 stop lvnching hns gone 50 far in this
State. An effort was made To secure such
evidence against the men who were con-
cerred in the lvnchinc near Morganton last
autumn. butthis failed. People would not
give testimony upon which the warrants
could be issued.
at tho enterprising town OF henderson;
| The event will be the opening OF Colonel
| W. II. : Burgwyn's large tObacc0-iactory.
Many visitors Will be present and some
prominent men will speak. Governor
( Towle is among these.
The snowfall which began yesterday at
cP. NJ. continued most OF the night ana
/ this morning. The TALL was not SD neaVy
| ns was expected. IT % learned that east OF
| here II 10 heavy. u VIII do 10 damage
| but will benefit small grain. The insects
/ wnich have 80 badly injured the small
/ Grain for two months have probably al
| been killed by tine sharp freezes, the Com
| missioner of Agriculture tells me.
Mebane township, Alamance county, mas
voted 81 500 subscription TO tho railway
/ which il is proposed TO build from DanViile
/ yiQ the town of Mebane TO Plttsboro''
BIG INVESTMENTS.
| During the past twelve months nearly
! two millions OF dollars have been invested
/ in new enterprises at Greensboro. Inc
| North Carolina Steel and Iron Company
VIII next summer build there furnace OF
! LARGE capacitv and begin the manufacture
| of Bessemer steel, All this matter IS now
| positively settled. Durham men, paTtcu-
| larlv Julian 5. Carr, vlce-presldent OF tne
! companv. have made heavy investments in
| mo stock and there are rumors that Mr..
! Carr Will make Greensboro his nome
THE KuLIYG OF MOslANNEN.
There is yot great interest in the matter
| Of the killing of the negro McMahheh Oy
rcvenue officers IN Orange county. A
| prominent man of Hillsboro' las made the
! statement that the killing was u foul
/ murder" Tuesday the matter, as YOU
! have been advised, comes up before judge
| Armfeld 1T Chamber, Il liillsboro'. IL ID
/ eaid that the people in the township where
! the shooting occurred Will say that Ark
patrick and four other revenue olhceIs
! were n the party who did the snootihB'
/ 1t will also be sworn i'y them IuI1 hc.t III IL
/ men was a schOOl-teGcher; that ne said 20
/ his sister, ~ have large crowd win me-
/ and To the revenue officers Will De oac
, In minute. " and that then he starter TO
enter his house. The revenue party calico
"IIaltw Mc5lannen went on, ana as nc
reached the door WAS fred at by hlrhpat-
rick. that McMannen then picked up ms
gun and returned the fire, shooting hlrA-
patrick. Then Patterson, deputy shOt
and McManpen fell dead after WalAlnT
lew feet. 1t will be alleged lnaI
the first shot heard by parties
near by was of pistol. ana thAi
the footprints Of horses showed the lattsf
had been run close to the door OF tne
house and then refined IN suddenly. Inc
| drift Of this evidence viii be that the reNe
nue people were looking for sun; thal
thew endeAyored to force McMannen 70
[ show them where 1t was located. ana lhht u
avoid so doing he endeavored 10 EeI nOlno.
As you have been informed, the war war a. ~
was sworn out against hlrkpatrlcH M Inc ',e
party bya Primitive Baptist preacher OF VI.
neighborhood. The case Is "a very curious
one. The revenue officers Will produce
testimony that McMannen was III leaeu'
with the moonshiners: that under pre-
tence OF showing them the way 10 the as
tiliery he passed by his house. steppeu I'i
got his Gun. and made a deliberate attempt
10 assassinate Kirkpatrick. Though the
latter officer is improving, ms cohuitloh II
vet critical. He IS II CUSTODY, as HLG -,
the other revenue officers. 1ho inNes'.,G
ton will DC of peculiar interest. AHe "--'''
Is certainly a strange one. ~.
J. G. Lndley x Brothers, nurseryIneIni ~
Greensboro. have assigned 70 j. van
iindley. The liabilities are S5,ZOO; assoc
not stated. ~.
The report has reached Greensboro tha'
=. n. Adams. formerly of that place, =
short some S26 900 in his accounts as aSeh
OF the Richmond and Danyile railroad d
West Point, Va. Viii,
The shops of the Cape Fear and fadKin
Valley railway at Fayetteville are TO u
doubled in capacity. A..
Arrangements are being made. for tn'
establishment Of an extensive fertihzei
mandatory at Winston.
The handsome residence OF Mr.. deo5g'
II. Halgh, at Fayetteville, was burned GA.
before Yesterday. II had been robbed a, an an