The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-14
REAL ESTATE MEN IN SESSION.
The First North Carolina Convention
Meets In Raleigh.
THE NEXT ANNUAL FRUIT FAIR.
That Jenkins Burgwyn Case OF Henderson
Acain-Newspaper Consolidation
North State Events.

RALEIGH, n. c.. May 19.-lspecial.l-Ihc
first North Carolina Real Estate Convention
me, here this afternoon at o'clock IN Coin-
mons Hall with about one hundred delegates.
composed of the most prominent men from
all over the State. The present convention
was called TO order by Colonel W. }.
Saunders. of the Interstate Immigration
Bureau. after which Governor Thomas NJ.
Holt was called 10 the chair and made q short
address. welcoming the convention and
pledging his hearty sympathy and co-opera-
tion in its objects and aims Governor Holt
in turn called Colonel w. n. s. Burgwyn, OF
Vance. 10 the chair. and he was unanimously
elected permanent chairman OF the cOhNeh-
ton.
Committees composed of delegates from
each Congressional district in the State were
aDDointed on resolutions and on order OF BUS
mess ~ r.
At this evenings session Colonel w II. S.
Burgwyn at request made full report upon
the work and results of the recent immlgra-
ton convention held at Asheyille. IL IS pro-
nosed 10 organize the North Carolina Real
/ state Association. and the convention will
probably be in session here for day or two
At the meeting Of the executive committee
of the North Carolina Agricultural Society
held here to-day II was determined 10 mold
the next annual fruit fair in Greensboro, Au-
gust 9Th and 9Th
The Raleigh Chamber of Commerce held a
special meeting last night TO take some action
to provide additional hotel accommodations
for the approaching Southern Interstate Ex-
position. Ii il reckOned that there Will be
many thousand visitors in the city and addi-
tional accommodations will be absolutely
necessary A committee WAS appointed 70
get up stock companies 10 build one or more
large new hotels IN the city.
The Daily News and Observer. IF this city,
Will formally announce tomorrow morning
the consolidation Of the Weekly lntelllgencer,
OF this city, with the former paper, and Hon.
Thomas f.. Jernigan, editor OF the lntelli-
gencer. will become associate editor OF the
new paper. which will retain the name OF the
News and Observer. IL will be enlarged and
impror ed. and the capital will be doubled.
Captain S. A. Ashe who has for years been
editor Of the News and Observer, will also re-
main rs editor, and Jernigan will be Jolntly
associated with him.
The executive committee of the board of
directors Of the North Carolina Insane Asylum
met here to-day and elected Captain John Is.
Burwell, OF this city, chairman OF the execu-
tive committee. TO succeed Captain Octavius
Coke, who resigned TO become Secretary OF
State. It was also decided 10 build large
fre-escape annex on the front part OF the asy-
lum building with spiral stairway, Tor use IN
case Of fire
Dan Hall. the Atlanta detective, who has
been involved in the famous Burgwyn-Jenkins
case of Henderson. and who is now IN jail at
that place under the charge brought by Burg
wyn of falsely prosecuting him, published a
card to-day in which he states that he has
been deceived by H. T. jenkins:
who employed him as detective and
who is also in jail on the same
charge. Hall says he was hired to ferret out
certain supposed rascalty on the part Of Bur-
gwyn in dealings with jenkins. and that he
tnds upon investigation that BIIgwyns
dealings have been honest and upright. This
confession on the part of Hall creates quite
sen-ation, r. he has frequently avowed his IN
tention to fight the case out.
Louis n. Duke, originally from Hanover
county. three miles from Richmond, but for
fifteen years aresident of North Carolina, died
at the Central House, Charlotte, \. c., yester-
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