Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-20
LOCAL METHODISTS.
PROGRAMME FOR THE NETTING OF
400 PREACHERS AT RALEIGH.
Opening Of the Democratic Campaign By
Jarvis and Carr August ist--Congress-
man Grady aud Third-Party Organ.
Especial telegram TO the DIspa,ch.


RlLuoH. N. c.. July ie.--The North
Carolina Methodist Local Preachers Con-
ference meets here at o'clock tomorrow
evening. Rev. DR.. Levi Branson, secre-
tary OF the conference. informs me that
the delegates here will represent 400 local
preachers in North Carolina. Rev. j. Is.
Hurley, of the Central Methodist Episco-
pal church. where the conference will DO
held, delivers the address of welcome, to
which Rev. DIR. r. l.. Alternately. presi-
dent OF the conference responds. Inc
formal address will then be delivered by
Rev. DIR. John L. Crowell, president OF
Trinity College, whose sdbject Will be
The History of Local Preaching"
REWARD OFFERED.
Governor Holt to-day offered $500 re-
ward for Grant Massey. who IS wanted Tor
the murder OF Lee Davis in Haywood ooun-
ty last June.
DEMOCRATIC SPEAKERS.
Chairman Summons, of the Democratic
State Executive committee. to-day notited
the speakers who will take part in the
campaign to meet him Friday to arrange
for the active canvass of the State. IL IS
decided that in nearly all cases they shall
speak in the country and not in the towns.
The first announcement of speeches -
made this evening, Ex-Governor Jarvis and
Elias Carr speaking at Whiteville, Column
bus county. August 1st.
REPORTED DROWNING.
News was received here to-day of the
drowning at Franklinsville of Mr.. Henry
Parks and Miss Maud Curtis, formerly of
Greensboro. They were engaged to be
married.
Governor Holt is again at Buffalo Lithia
Springs spending few days with his wife
and daughter.
An ARMY OF oFFIcE-HoLDERs.
Tle reports made to the Railway CON-
mission by fftv-seven railways in this
State show that the officers and employees
are II ,772 in number. Congressman Grady
takes these figures and makes an argu-
ment to the Alliance men in an open let
ter to show them that a great army OF
otfice-holders would be added If their wild
idea of government ownership of railways
were carried into effect. The PROGRESSIVE
Farmer. the Third-party organ, attacks
Grady to-day and says he and Congress
man ). B. Alexander have gone backwards.
lt says that 1t ls proposed, in case there is
trouble to disfranchise all railway en-
ployees. The paper then speaks of Gene
ral-Agent A. Il. Andrews, OF the Richmond
and Danville railway. saying that until re-
Gently the Legislature was filled with rail-
way attorneys and Is not yet entirely free
from them.
STEAMBOAT TAXATION.
Governor Holt was to-day sent a letter
from Major James w. Wilson. chairman OF
the Railway Commission, regarding the
taxation of steamboats, in this State. 10
says that the commission is not gwen au-
thority TO assess the value OF steamers and
that a numbertf steamers doing business
exclusively in North Carolina are listed
for taxation elsewhere, If at all. These
should be taxed in this State, but the COM
mission cannot see that. 1t is within its
province to list them. There are other
boats plying partly in this State and
partly In another. North Carolina is en-
titled To proportion of the taxable value,
az was decided IN the case of the Pullman
Car Company rs. Pennsylvania. The
values involved will amount TO several
hundred thousand dollars, from which the
State has never received any revenue.
The letter ends as follows: We have
taken the liberty of calling your attention
to this matter "a chief executive officer,
knowing that you will place it in the pro-
per channel for collection should the
views of the commission meet your APP
prevail"