The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-19
NORTH CAROLINA.
CINCINNATI METHOOlSTS AT WAR
WITH GOV. FOWLE.
Ne" street Car Line In Hendersonville-
Durham. Financial Standing oues-
TONED by Southern Correspondent
Land slide-Hswk Killed by 4 Hen.

TONED by Southern Correspondent
Land siide-Hawk Killed by Hen.
RALEIGH. n. c.. March special. f.
Governor Fowle has received communica
tion from a committee Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Cincinnati. de-
nouncing in the NEST unmeasured aud sen.
saiional terms the recent treatment Ia
which they claim Rev. 4. VI. Joiner was
subjected in this state. Joiner has lately
gone 20 Cincinnati, after having been re-
qucsied 20 leave Oberlin, near this city.
where he came and set himself up some
time ago as pastor Of the c0l0rcd church
there. The committee. writing from Gin
cinnati, ask the Governor if the ministers
OF the gospel are denied free thought
in this State and compelled 10 suf-
fer persecution without redress. Cover
nor fOwle replied that the action i'm Join
er's case was by conservative citizens of
the state Who knew what they were doing
and would do the same thing again II ne
cessary Joiner was expelled from every
community he eyer went 90 on account of
bis social equality doctrines and incondiary
teachings.
The directors of the Raleigh wagon facto-
~ held a meeting this evening and elected
N.6. pchurch, president for the ensuing
year.
lt Is learned here to-day that the town of
Durham il In groat state Of Indignation
in consequence of a letter written by "a cor
respondent al. this place 10 a leading south
ern papcr.n which DO is stated that Durham
has mo- financial standing, and that its
commercial status is in very shaky con-
dition. The people of Durham have called
a mass meeting 10 Dee held tonight 90 de-
nounce the letter and writer. Several let
iers have been written from Durham 20
parties here to-day endcay0ring 90 ascer.
tain who is the writer of tho letter.
prominent member of the Board of
Trustees of the Baptist Female University
stated i'm conversation here to-day that the
meeting of trusiees which had been called
To Dee held at Wake Forest on the 2Oth in-
slant is not tO reconsider the matter of the
location of tho | niNersity. but % make ar
rangement- for beginning the building. lie
says inai attempts Will doubtless Dee made
To reconsider the location. but SAWS the
board viii not COnsideri it,
The Evening Visitor to-day announces
the refinement from that paper of W.M. IT.
Icy, who has for years been It's editor A.
J.. ttildli, ul thl7 city. becomes associated
with the paper, and will hereafter be its
editor.
Company j, of the Third regiment new
military company just organized at Bur
lingt0n. with J.. G.. Holt as captain. was to-
day admitted into the State guard. and was
efuipped with guns and other acc0utre-
monts.
ltis learned from prominent Republicans
here TODAY that the Itnuuhliequ guun4fun
paper will Dee started here about June
lsi, to deal with local politics in the interest
0f that party. The county has always been
Republican. bat a vast number of negroes.
which the exodus has carried OH. will make
Republican victory very doubtful this fall.
Jonn W Thompson, recently steward of
.he Insane Asylum. viii bee Democratic
.audidate for the clerk of the court against
harles ID. Dpchurch. Republican. who has
held office for years. The local election here
Is expected 20 be very interesting and close.