Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-19
CAN'TPLAY FOR BOTH
"a, eolk MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN
ALLIANCE AND THIRD PARTY.
s,ootacant Notes as to He Organ u
True-The state Chronicie Passes '"'"
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lsnocinl .olrrram % the Disps.ch.

Ruy,ou. N. c., March ls.-Your coz
rasnondent u informed tonight that no
,,cs has been served on Colonel l.. l.. Polk.
president of the National Alliance tnat IL
his Newspaper. the Progress're Farmer y 10
be the organ of the Third party IL can 10
Iongcr be considered the organ OF tho
Farmers Alliance. This notice. IL Is tur-
Their stated. is given by Marion Butler tue
p,e,ident of the State Alliance.
ASSIGNED.
The r. ID. Robinson Publishing COM
many. doing business here. has assieneu i
The assets aud Liabilities are not sta'ea'
but are small p;oha-d
Goyernor Holt has appointed klchaTn
" Lewis. of Raleigh. 10 represent North
Carolina at the Convention OF the Dal'S
mems ASSOCIATION at Washington March
snow fell here for two hours this eve
ming. The signal officer states that iase
nights electric storm prevailed over
large area of the State. One mouse was
struck 10y lightning and burned.
YEwsPAPyR CHANGES.
The stockholders of the Ndfe CHROME
meet here tomorrow evening To ratlty tIe
sale Of that paper by Mr.. Josephus paiiieis'
its editor, to Hon. Thomas X. Jernifah,
VINO was until recent; one OF tue editors
of the Ne,os and Obserc,r. The real trans
fer of the paper will be made tomorrow
morning. and the Sunday issue VIII appear
with Mr. jernigan as editor. The style OF
the paper will be changed from gu eigat-
mace TO four-page. Mr.. Jefnigan 10 line
writer and an answering Democrat. lie
will apply himself with earnestneSs anu
vigor to campaign work, aud ms paper
will be vital force. Euitor bahieis'
whose work on the press has won nun
such a reputation, proposes TO leave mere
for the Pacific coast about May lst 10
spend the summer there.
REFUSED TO MARRY HIM.
One of the most amusing occurrences
imaginable is reported by the revenue au-
thorities in Lenoir county. Amos Heath.
n youne man. was arrested on charge OF
selling LIQUOR without license. The United
States Commissioner discharged him tor
lack of evidence. He asked the Commls-
sioner TO give him statement showing
that he was acquitted, but was told no
such thing was necessary. lie returned
and insisted that he must have the state
ment the Dislrlct Attorney tod MIN MS
liberty was proof that he was discharged;
Heath was mournful at these reiusals. ana
a friend of his went TO the Commissioner
and informed him that Heath was engaged
TO be married III ! month and that ms
fqnoe had declared that unless be brought
statement showing his innocence she
would never marry MIN, as she ala not
propose to marry man who might be
taken TO Jail month or SO after marriage.
The Commissioner thereupOn gave the de-
sired statement, which was also duly sign
ed by Charles A. Cook, United States dis
trIct attorney.
PERSONAL.
George W. Riser. aged IS. of Harnett
county. who has been four times hus-
band. became one fifth time YESTERDAY.
marrying the widow of David McDougald,
aged SO years.
News has been received of the death, IN
Alamance county. of Hannah Barber, a
paupef, at the great age of 100.
The restaurant Of the Atlantic Coast
Line, which for many years has been at
Weldon, is TO be moved to Rocky Mount,
Congressman Alexander writes here
positively stating that he will not be can.
didate for the nomination for Governor.
Last aight T. II. Tomlinson's handsome
residence, at Wadesboro'. was burned.
causing $4,000 loss.