The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-03
UPCHURCH'S SHORTAGE.
NUMBER or JUDGMENTS FOUND
Marion Eu,rer on the st. Louis conventions
Norfolk and Western Oricia's J" WI"
ston-North Carolina News

The Wake Superior Court to-day q large mum
her ~ JUDGMENTS were found against Charies
r.. Tpchurch. late Republican clerk VI 'He
court of this county. for amounts ana 'aiue'
Of estates held IN trust by him for minors
John W. Thompson. the present clerk OF the
court. said to-day that the Judgments were al
ready found against Upchurch aggregate over
Sl5.U0O. and others are still on the uOcAel.
Thomson says that lpchurch has henet
turned over to him since be went out on once
any assets whatever with which ID meet 'Heso
claims. D"pchurch let town seYeral L)nths
ago and very little has been heard OF I'm
since. though It is reported that ne Il III
Washington. An Indictment for emDezlie-
ment is now outstanding against him out no
particu ar efforts have been put form 10 aP-
prehend him. Tie amount or JpchuIcn >
bond is $4,000. and his bondsmen are lIaDIe
for the entire amount. II
News reached here to-day Of n dastardly
act of some unknown person WHO threw Il
missile at passenger train. Dir. q. Nj. Jones
and wife, formerly Of this CITY. were on the
train coming 70 kale.gh on q visit. Inc pas
seugers were startled by . crash, and a heaVy,
iron paddock hew through the WINDOW anu
struck Mrs. Jones IN the face. lnLlclIHE 3"
painful wound and prOstrating her by th9
shock. She was brought on TO tins city anu
is IN a serious condition.
President Marion Butler. of the State Farm
ers' Alliance. who IS here to-day, and VINO
was a DELEGATE at the II. Louis convention,
in m interview stated that the convention
did not adopt the plank IN tho platform pro-
yiding for the issue of legal tender notes by
the Government in favor of mon soldiers:
He declares that this plank was str!cAeh OUT
before the platform came before the con'en-
ton. and was never adopted. II IS also posi-
tivelv stated by a prominent Alliance man to-
day that Colonel Polk WAS IN Washington Az
the time he was placed N the committee 10
call a th~ird-party convention. and that lie
was placed upon that committee without ms
knowledge or consent.
According TO call tine State Democratic ex-
ecutive committee met here this morning ut
the Marlborough House % determine the time
and place Of the next nominating state con
yentlOn. There was q large attendance ana
great interest was shown. cut OF the entire
committee. numbering iorty-eight. there we've
thirty-slX members present. The greatest
harmony prevailed and the third party ele-
ment did not obtrude itself IN any way. On
motion of Hon. Thomas II. Sutton, OF Cum
lerland. Raleigh was chosen As the place FOR
the convention and May 18th was selected a.
the date. A motion prevailed that a commit
tee of five be appointed TO revise the plan OF
organization.
1t was moved and adopted that the follow
ing provision be recommended TO the county
conventions for their favorable action. not
TO he binding, however. on any convention
unless adopted by it: In all county conven-
tons in which delegates shall be selected 10 at
tend any State congressional ludicia. or other
a vote shall be taken n accord
ance with the plan OF organization as % the
candidates whose names may be pre-ented 20
such county convention. The delegates snail
be selected from the friends and supporters OF
- go go nFA LAn
to the number of votes lie shall receive IN
snch county convention and no Other instruc-
tons shall be gwen provided that when
only one candidate j. presented and voted ut
such county convention il shall be lawful TO
instruct Tor such candidate. Ii was also
moved and adopted that the call for the con-
veuti0n be accompanied by q short address
of the committee 10 tho Democratic people
Of the state.
The State flag on the flagstaff at the Capitol
was fiOated az half mast to-day in honor OF
the death Of Ex-Governor Holden rs was also
the Federal rag on the United States build-
inc the latter in honor of Holden having been
at one time postmaster of Raleigh. The fun
eral was held this afternoon al 4 o'clock al
Edenton-street Methodist Episcopal church.
and was attended by a tremendous crowd.
Tho vast auditorium was filed almost 10 tie
utmost. and ia the gallery were noted a num-
Der OF colored people. A number of distin-
guished gentlemen were present m the con-
gregatiOn. among them Governor Holt. Chief
Justice Merrlman and the associate justices;
Hon. ). NJ. Finger, Hon. D. W. BAN and
several of the pastors OF the city. The IA
leigh Typ graphical Union. of which Gov
ernor Holden was Il member. was present IN
a BODY. Tie services were conducted by
Rev. D.. y. Cole. pastor of the church. as
sisted by Rev. DR.. +. J.. Roid and Rev. Or.
>. A. Cunnlngglm. Rev. Mr.. Cole made a
few touching and leauttul remarks. At the
close of the service. at tie church many fol-
lowed the remains 10 Oakward cemetery,
where the iuterment took place. The follow
ing were the pall-benrers. c. II. Belyin. +. II.
Briggs. X. L. Gray. s.. +. williamson. j. b.
Hill. W. G.. Upchurch, W. r.. Richardson.
IAeo. IL. Hill.