Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-10
UNIvERSITY-DAY.
TWO HUNDRED STUDENTS WILL At
TEND THE EXPOSITION.
The Alliance Meeting Addressed ny Ex-
Senator Norwood, Of Georgin-fcner
Absent-Other Speakers
rspcc,., telegram to tho D.spatch.l


R.,rrou. N. c., October "a telegram
tonight from President Winston, OF tho
State University. announces that next
Thursday will DO University-day at the
Southern Exposition here. and that ne ana
two hundred students will arrive mere
early that day on special tram.
SMALL ATTENDANCE.
Tho Alliance State mass-meeting here
TO-DAY had small attendance, though the
order had called upon its members 70 as.
semble. The weather was so coot tnat IL
was decided to have the meeting at Metro
politan Hall instead of outdoors.
Marion Butler. president OF the STATE
Alliance, presided. and among those pres
ent were state-Auditor Sandefiin. Stale-
Alliance-Lecturer Bell. and StVe-Secre.
tarv Barnes. senator peher; 10 Tue s,ea'
disappointment Of all. DID not come;
Music was furnished by female band
from Indiana.
THE ADDRFssEs.
Butler introduced ex-senator Norwood,
of Georgia. AS the first speaker. His speech
took an hour and halt in delivery. Bu..
Ter followed him. and State Lecturer Bell
closed the addresses. The audience: when
numbered about 600, was interested. Inc
speeches were all upon Alliance plans ana
purposes, and bore mainly upon tne cur
rency questions.
TIE SAVANNAH RIVER.
The following resolution was adopted 4:
We heartily endorse the action OF the state
of Georgia TO obtain deeper water IN the
Savannah river. and that we request our
senators and representatives, In congress
to vote for an Appropriation suincieht W
secure the depth of water IN that river re-
ouired tor the improvement and interests
of the world.
AN INHUMAN MOTHER.
To-day there was brought TO the peni-
Tertiary from Chatham county CARA Al
ston, "a negro woman who murdered her
Young daughter by crushing her Skull
with hot poker. She gets twenty years
imprisonment.
Governor Holt to-day that he Will attend
the Exposition next month. The attend
ance at the Exposition was larger to-day
than on any dav since the opening.
Many farmers believe there Will be frost
to-Eorrow morning.
THE JAMEs-CITY CASE.
In the Supreme Court to-day the long
argument In the case of James A. Bryan
of Newberne. against the husdreds OF ne
croes who occupy the town of james City,
was ended. The Superior Court decided
that the land on which the town stands
belongs to Bryan. but the holders. VINO
have been in possession since lSG5, appealed
to the Supreme Court.
SAD ACCIDENT.
At Yadkinville day before yesterday
Miss Dora Z. Pike. of Chatham county.
while delrious walked out OF widow and
was seriously hurt. She had tvphoid-fever.
She tired 10 follow her sister, but in her de-
lirium mis.ook window for door. She
has since died. and her remains were taken
to Chatham for interment.
IN PLAYFUL STRUGGLE.
In Wilson county at a negro dance one OF
the dancers took OF his coat and gave 1t
to another negro to hold. The latter
had a PLAYFUL struggle with friend during
winch pistol fell out of pocket in the
coat. the bullet entering the abdomen OF
Thomas Bynum and killing him.
KILLED BY AN ENGINE.
Early this morning Tom Robinson (col-
orel> while on his way 10 work ut the E1-
position stepped out of the way of train
on the SeabOard Airline and on the track
of the Richmond and Danvillc railway. As
he did so a shiftlng-engine on the latter,
backing, struck hun, cutting him all to
pieces.