The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-10
ALLIANCE R6LLY IN R1LEIdH.
Farmers Applaud the Mention OF the Sub
Treasury Plan.

! RALFIGH. N. c.. Oct. Especial. IA mass
meeting Of FIVE hundred Alliance men assem-
bled n Metropolitan Hall in this city to-day
10 hear addresses by prominent Alliance
/ lights who were announced 10 be present.
Senator-eect PETER. of Kansas although
! he Lad been ex ensiyely advertised 20 speak
! on this occasion. was not present and no ex-
planatlon Tor his absence was given. tx-Sena-
/ tor Norwood. OF Georgia. was present and
addressed the assembly for two hours. He
made a conservative address, and while de-
nounclng money powers and declaring that
relief from the National banking system was
necessary he made strong appeal to farmers
10 let no issue split the Democratic
party. be advanced proposition on mated
by himself which provides for the issue Of
legal tender TO an amount sufficient to make
per capita circulation OF fifty dollars in each
State and then 10 pass an act in Congress
authorizing each State to carry on its own
financial system separately from the / nited
states and from other tates so as 10 prevent
the new circulation from flowing backto Wall
street: His proposition. however, brought
forth little applause.
BUTLER APPLAUDTD.
But when President Marion Butler, of the
North Carolina Alliance, who followed MIN.
declared with HIM that he hoped there would
lie no division in the Democratic party. but
Treasury plan. division or no division. he WAS
greeted with a storm of applause. Butler
said that the Alliance did not desire
split in the party. but that no conces-
sions would be made. and that he would
pledge one hundred thousand voters in
North Carolina % support the sub-Treasury
plan regardless of the consequences and to
the end OF the world This sentiment. ex-
pressed by the leader of the State Alliance.
was echoed by a wild outburst of applause
from the assembly of Alliance men before
him. Ii was evident that the ss-meeting
was strongly impregnated with the third
party idea.
CRUSHED INTO FRAGMENTS.
A colored man named Tom Robinson was
killed IN shocking manner 10y q Richmond
and Danvlle shifting engine here this morn
ing. The victim who worked at the Exposi-
ton grounds. had started to his work and was
walking on the track of the Raleigh and Au-
gusta Air Line railroad
An early freight started out and overlook
him and signalled him, when he stepped of
that track into the Richmond and Danyille
track The yard engine of the latter road
was going out at the time TO bring in signal
lamps Seeing the man on his track about thirty
yards IN advance the engineer also sgnalled
and rang his bell but Robinson must evil
IDENTITY have thought it the Raleigh and Au-
gusta engine, for he paid no attention to it,
but still continued walking till struck by the
tender. Knocked down and run over. Robin
son was instantly killed and torn to frag-
ments The coroner's jury at once held an
inquest and exoRerated the railroad from
blame.
THE EXPOSITION
The crowd at the Exposition to-day was the
largest which has yet attended. Many visi-
tors came in to-day from different parts of
the State. This afternoon successful bal
loon ascension and parachute leap was made
at the Exposition grounds.