Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-06
DAY FOR SCHOOLS.
THE ExposlrloN CROWDED WITH
MALE AND FEMALE PUPILS


RALxron. N. G.. November s. AT the Ex.
position to-day there were present besides
the cadets from Oxford the pupils Of two
female schools from that place; one hun
dred students from Elon College At Ora.
ham. and two hundred pupils Of the Colds.
eoro' public schools. The attendance was
among the largest during the Exposition.
The Colored State Fair was well attend.
Cd. President Warren @. Coleman opened
the fair. John II. Williamson, its secrets-
~, spoke.
pAYsHST ron SLAVES.
Williamson drifted into politics and IN
uounced that next year he would be can.
didate for Congress from this district and
on an entirely new platform. He SAYS the
chief plank of this will be the payment 10
tho former slavc-owners of the value OF
the slaves rs held by President Linco'n.
His announcement OF this.plan was hearth
~ applauded blythe negroes.
Other speakers were James ii. Young. OF
Wilmington; Congressman Cheathan, and
ex-Governor Pinchback.
GOOD YELLING.
The latter said: II see here IN North
Carolina better state OF feeling between
the races than ! have ever seen IN any
Every one OF the speakers referred &c
tho good feeling between the races here
Cheatham declared IL was not egualled
anywhere in the entire country.
DIED by THE ROADSIDE.
John Prince, late of Company ID. TWENTY.
sixth North Carolina regiment. left the
Soldiers Home here to go to his home 10
this county. lie was found by the road.
aide in helpless condition and soon died.
- tt...a mt rA
Mile Sutton, who at Wilson Killed an
other negro woman whom she suspected o.
poisoning her child. was to-day adJudged
TO be insane and goes to the insane asylum
She was under trial for murder.
Governor and Mrs. Fleming, OF West
Virginia, arrived here late this afternoon
aud are the guests Of the city. they were
detained some hours at Summit by the
wreck OF freight tram, which occurred
last night.
THE BLACK PARTY.
The negro State convention which met
here Yesterday did not adjourn until mid.
night. James ii. Young. Of Wilmington
was made permanent chairman. IL was
announced that an Afro American league
would be formed. The white Republicans
were heartily condemned and were told
that if they did not like the action OF the
negroes in seeking to guard their own ii-
terests they could leave the party. AGAIN
and again the assertion was made that the
negro in the South really constituted the
Republican.party.
To-day was Granville county's day at the
Exposition and despite threatening
weather there was large attendance IRON
that county.
TIE BONES OF ONE CHILD.
News was received to-day Of the burning
Of the house of Edward Pittmsn, a respect
sple negro, near Lumberton. Pittman and
bus wife were at work on their farm, and IN
the house were their three little children.
AS usual they had locked the house, so
there was no way of SAVING the poor little
creatures. The only remains found were
the bones Of the eldest child. aged seven.
The youngest child was only eighteen
months old.
ALLIANCE COMPLAINTS.
Much complaint is made as to the trans
fer of the purchasing department or busi-
ness agency of the State Alliance TO the
National Union Company" of New YORK.
To-day Secretary Barnes. of the State Al
lance, SAYS of il in in his paper Does
not every merchant purchase in New York,
ignoring our own markets, when he can
do so at money advantage?"
The Alliance is virtually boycotted from
purchasing from majority of dealers In
North Carolina. Those dealers or manu-
= facturers who have given terms to the
State Alliance business agent III many
cases are boycotted by the other dealers in
the State because they sell to the ALI
ances. Now, the State Alliance intends to
purchase wherever IT can purchase TO the
best advantage.