The state chronicle., 1893-04-13
TWELVE GOVERNORS
ASSE MBLED AT TIE CONVENTION
AT RICHMOND.
The Great Meeting Formally Opened
Yesterday and Will Go Regularly to
Work Today.

By Southern Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va April IL. Promptly
a. II o'clock today, Gov. Mckinney,
of Virginia, entered the chamber at
the head of the Southern Governors.
The distinguished guests were at
once seated. Twenty-Five minutes
were then consumed in handshak-
ing and introductions. Gov. Nc
Kinney, still standing on the floor.
raped the body to order and said
"Gentlemen, It is a time-honored
custom in Virginia to open all de-
liberate bodies by asking Gods
blessings" He then called upon
| DR.. Nelson, of the Baptist church,
who offered brief but fervent
prayer, at the close of which the
Governor proceeded to deliver a
brief but cordial welcome to the
visitors, saying that he trusted this
, would be working and not talking
, body. He then nominated Gov.
Fishback, of Arkansas, as tempo
rary chairman, who was unanimously
3 elected.
i Governor Fishback took the chair
amid applause and responded in
= feeling terms to the welcome ex-
s tended. J. Bell Bigger, Clerk Of
: the House of Delegates, was elected
0 secretary. A committee of five, con
sisting of Governors Mckinney
Brown, Jones, Foster and Stone wa:
appointed on permanent orgeniza
tion and mode Of procedure will
l. instructions to report Thursda,
IS morning at eleven o'clock. A com
q mittee of one from each State wa
n appointed on resolutions. A lette
N was read from Gov. McCorkle, c
re West Virginia, regretting his ab
A. sence which is occasioned by tn
III sickness of his wife A Telegram
d. was read from Gov. Tillman askin
~ if his presence was needed today
ss A letter Of regret was also read frol
IN Gov. Turney, of Tennessee. Tn
Mt Convention then adjourned till tt
no morrow morning at II o'clock. Th
be following States are represented j
he the convention: Maryland, Virgini
at North Carolina, South Carolin
cd Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Lo,
mt isiana, West Virginia, Missouri, A
as kansas and Mississippi. The Stat
ne without representatives. are Ke
SIC tucky, Florida and Texas.
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Salt Water Exhibits for the WorIt
Fair.
II The New Berne Journal says:
all car, with Mr. M. Gleason, of Was
NJ ington, in charge, specially fitted
irs, for the purpose, went down to MOI
gn head Saturday night attached to t
rec mail train to secure live salt wat
,all fish for the Worlds Fair. Eve
vas kind of salt water fish is want,
gu The car contained six large wo
tanks. The two largest are Gig
sch feet in diameter, the others lit
out smaller. At the center of the Cal
by an engine and boiler. These v
on force all through the water in
red tanks after the fsh are put in,
ex- commotion of the water being
sti- cesssry to keep them alive.
Adyl The salt water which was tai
tate up from Morehead TO Chi:ago
mo- large tanks on cars recently arri7
to in fine condition and is pronoun.
usi- TO be the best and purest ever
ceived there We are told t
ned Morehead is the only place on
to- | Atlantic coast where car can l.
directly from the salt water wh
water is not more or less contain
ated by sewerage, but the oc
watei can be got at food tide in
snry it's purity right under the cars.
who Mr.. Fl. 81. Brimley, Of Ralei
more has been down at Morehead gett
Ohlo a collection for the Worlds T
con- He went up to Raleigh with a ]
ten tion Of what he has secured,
the remainder will soon fol
Among the last exhibits he sect
; and were diamondback terrapins
Nedi. all products of the factories
them nected with menhadden CIR
s you bach" fisheries the fish Oil,
otoms scrap, the prepared fertilizer,
=, de in suitable jars. He also has
from poon, the property of Mr.. job
Lewis, OF Morehead, which
:, ha M killed 20 whales in Carteret co
verv" m waters. One of these whales
ineys, 76 feet in length. Another was
s, and 60-foot whale, the skeleton Of "
For was saved through the effort
ilious- Col. John D. Whitford, of
Scalp Berne, and placed in the State
that's scum at Raleigh, where it Cal
every seen by all visitors. Mr.. Bri
secured other whaling and oy
what ing implements. With the d
3, you ture of his latest acquisition