Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-27
ADLAI STEVENSON.
HE WILL NOT SPEAK AT WHINING
TON, North CAROLINA.
Another Appointments 10 he Made Tor
HIm-Grnin Exhibits Wanted from
Every County--campaign Hot



RAtE1oH, N. c.. August 26--In On inter
view with Chairman Simmonds, OF the
Democratic State Committee. IL ~ learned.
that General A. L. Stevenson will not
speak az Wilmington as originally planned
becaus IL is thought he can accompiisn
more good for the party by making one OF
six sneeches in the heart OF the Piedmont
section. The committee Is considering
an appointment for him at either Green's
toro, or Winston Salem. or one OF those
places will be decided upon Tomorrow.
TIE CENTENNIAL.
The General Board OF Managers OF the
Raleigh Centennial Celebration met tnls
eveninc. An address was issued 20 the
nsonle az the STATE asking their co-opera-
Hon md participation. Five hundred
dollars was set apart as prizes Tor the null
tary, the first prize for the bost,oriiied
company being $500 and the second SloV'
woRLp's-FAIR EXHIBITS.
Dr. II Il. Battle, Director of the State
Fxne,iment Station, to-day received very
important order from the United States
Agricultural Department to secure Tor 1t
the choicest collection OF all grain and
other cereals grown in North Carolina for
the above department exhibits ct the
WORLDS Fair, and in connection with IT
will secure specimens for the States own
exhibit. Both collections are 10 embrace
every county in the State, and will num-
her probably over one thousand speci-
mems. The farmers will in reality make
both displays at no expense whatever 10
them, and their names will in all cases ap-
pear on their exhibits.
LONG A pYFAuLrTR.
The political fight grows hotter and hot
ter dav by day. The Democrats are con-
centrating their efforts against the Third.
Il. B. Long. its nominee for Auditor, is now
charged with having been defaulter to
the amount OF S5, 900 while an agent OF the
North Carolina railway twenty-three years
ago. Judgment was given against him Tor
that sum.
The fairs are introducing the novel fea-
ture OF setting apart one day for political
debate. open TO all the parties. The Demo-
cratic Committee has made arrangements
10 have good speakers on all these occa-
sions, and, III fact, on all which present
themselves.
The reports of the wheat-threshing are
coming in and show the crop TO be equal
to the largest ever grown IN the State.
ALLIANCES DIsBANDIyo.
Reports have been received Of the dis
bandment of several sub-Alliances by rea-
son of the pressure brought TO bear to
force them to Join the Third party.
The Richmond and Danyille railway is
building q large freight depot here.
Over 500 people, mainly members OF the
various secret orders, attended the barbe-
cue gwen last night at the park here by
Knights of Pythias. 1t was very novel
affair. The address was delivered by
State-Auditor Sanderlin.
Reports from the various markets are to
the effect that tobacco OF the new crop is
coming IN III considerable quantities.
Rev. A. j. Taylor, of Wake Forest, is
critically sick at Durham.
DR.. Charles Duffy. ST.. the Oldest physi-
clan of Newbern died yesterday at the age
of "a and was buried to-day III Onslow.