Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-23
WORK FOR THE FAIR.
NORTH CAROLINA WILL MAKE =
MOST SATISFACTORY Exfp6IT.
viii Not Plant Cotton-Ths New Hotel
for Raleigh Revising the Regulations
of the state Guard--Poitticsh

Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatcn-l
RALEroH. N. c., March 22.-lnquiry was
made to-day as to the progress OF the Work
of the Worlds Fair Board in this State IN
the matter Of representing the industrial
features Of North Carolina. Mr.. Brunef'
of the boa.d, said that much was being
done in the way of unifying the manufsc-
turing exhibits. Special letters have been
sent to the heads of each establishment
and a number have been personally visit
ed. 1t is now safe TO state that there Will
be a general and most satisfactory exhiblt.
The most complete arrangements pave
been made for the shipment OF exhioits.
The ladies' who are in charge OF the work
of raising the $40 600 to pay for the state
building must decide upon the design TINS
month and have enough funds IN hand 10
begin work May lst or else they Will ior-
felt the right to the site set apart Tor tne
building. Il is believed they will be ready
by that date.
Every day men who heretofore have year
after year planted cotton come IN alter
fertilizers, and when they find how d'tn-
cult 1t is to secure the latter they return
and declare they will plant no cotton tn's
year.
SPECIAL" HOTEL.
The new hotel which Mr.. A. =. Page;
president of the Aberdeen and West-bnu
railway, will build here. viii be five stores
high. l05 feet front. and 81 feet III deplh;
with 100 rooms. IL is said the sesooaru
Airline Will advertise il as one OF the spe-
cial hotels along its route.
MILITARY REGULATIONS.
The board OF officers whose duty II is
to revise the regulations of the State
Guard met this morning in the state LII
brary. The board 10 well-chosen one.
The Governor will attend IS much Oh the
time rs possible. and several visiting ON,
GERS will DO mere. Lieutenant shipp, OF
the United States army, on detail In tins
State, will attend the sessions also.
WHAT DOES II stEAS9
To-dsy's issue Of the Progressive Farmer
IL a cuyious one. President Buffers call
for a conference of the Alliance by dele
gates from each county IS not understood.
Nobody understands what 1t means; the
date is only day before the State Demo-
cratic Convention. Some Democrats say
1t is 10 organize, 80 that il the Democratic
convention does not satisfy the Alliance
element by its action and platform aud
nominees bolt can DO made at mo.
ment's notice. Others saw It Is tor the
purpose of capturing the convention. The
latter plan has been repeatedly suggested
| by Alliance men in letters. But is Mr..
| Butler not Democrat2 He told yonr
| correspondent before ho left for the 81.
LOUIS convention. and repeated. the re-
mark on hrs return. that what ne nau uohe
and what he was dong might appear
strange. but that when he was under
stood. as he would be after awhile, 1t
wou,d he seen that all was for the inter-
ests OF the Democratic party.
Ground has been broken for new
| church at the Roman Catholic monastery
| a. ST. Mary's, CASTOR county.
Colonel John 4. Anthony, of Charlotte;
was to-day elected president of the board
OF officers appointed by. the Governor to
raise the regulations OF the State Guard.
| To-day incendiaries set fire TO and en-
trely destroyed the cotton-gin of Mrs
Julia Fisher. mother-in-law. Of Secretary
of State Coke, one mile from Raleigh
Seventeen bales of cotton aud much ma
chinery were burned. The loss Is SS,OOO
| with no insurance.