The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-18
Gubernatorial Candidates.

RALEIGH. n. c., Feb. 17-LSpecal. The
absorbing topic Of speculation IN State poll
tics at present is the gubernatorlal nomina-
ton The State convention Will probably
meet about midsummer, although the date
HIS not yet been fixed The State Dem
ocratic executive committee Will meet here
Wednesday. March I'd. TO call the state con-
ventlon. 10 is generally thought that Gov
ernor Thomas ~ Holt, who IS now filling out
the unexpired term of the late Governor
Fowle, will be the nominee unless there
is "a movement on the part Of the Alliance %
nominate a stralghtOut Alliance candidate.
No such movement has as yet been heard OF.
In was reported that a compromise agreement
had been arrived at by which Hon. >. Is.
Alexander. a strong Alliance leader. but also
a straightout Democrat. would be the nom
inee. but this has been denied and II IS stated
that Mr. Alexander will not accept the noml-
nation.
Mr. John O. Plank a well-known hotel man
of Chicago. had closed arrangements tor the
Lease of the Atlantic Hotel al Morehead City
for the coming season. and It Will be run
under his management tins summer Hotel
MANAGERS have been disposed 10 leave the
Atlantic Hotel alone for some time past, the
town commissioners there having refused to
grant saloon licenses for year past either
10 the hotel or 10 other parties.
The great coal deposits near Walnut Cove
in stokes county. will be developed at once
on a large scale. The property Is owned by
the Greensboro Coal and Mining Company.
which has been prospecting several months
in that region The company will put IN d
plant which will take out one hundred and
fifty tons OF coal per day. some OF the ma
chinery has arrived ana the remainder IS on
the way. Operations will be actively begun
in few weeks.
The Kerr Bag Manufacturing Company of
Concord has negotiated the sale OF the
United States patent right for the use OF the
Kerr bag machine 10 the Morgan Hamilton
Company OF Nashville. Tenn.
burglars made a wholesale raid upon the
town Of High Point few nights since lhey
entered seven stores in the same night and
carried OIL many yaluables.
I has transpired that j. ID. Bridgers. the
Shelby merchant who tailed last week, hAu
forged notes 10 u CONSIDERABLE amount.
Bridgers himself has disappeared.
The Univ rsity Glee Club. COMPOSED Of
eighteen young men OF tie State niyerslty,
who gave a concert here Few weeks ago
VIII ch proved popular success, will give
another entertainment here on next Satur-
day night They Will also be assisted by a
corDs of Rale gh talent. among wh IN are
NJ sses Octayia Winder, Mary snow. Maude
Marshall. Alice Jones. Mamie Cowper ana
Mrs Charles MchimmOn.
special received here tonight from Shelby
reports that actual forgeries OF j. ID. Brldgers,
large merchant of that place. who made an
assignment last week and skipped. have been
discovered amounting to over Six thousand
dollars. All OF these forgeries have been com
mitted within the last three months. Bridgers
plan was 10 secure indorsers 10 small notes.
write larger ones. aud duplicate the
indorsement and secure the full amount
OF money named on them. Nearly all
b;s victims live in Shelby or III the
vicinity, Among them are Bridgers' father.
7 X Bridgers. his father-in-law. Colonel A.
II. McBrayer. his brother-in-aw, pr. Victor
McBrayer aud several others. Brldeers has
and mn 10 the time be skipped had borne
GOOD reputation. He mas not yet been heard
Of