Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-03
COTTON MILLS FIRE.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE BY The
FLAMES AT sWEPsoNVlLL6.
Arriving Legislators and Ofice-seekcrs-
Last Copy for the Carolina Hand
Book-Bufgiar to he sentenced.

fCorreapondonceo OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
RALEIGH, N. g.. January 2.-Mr. q.
Rosenthal. secretary OF the Falls of Neuse
Manufacturing Company. returned mere
to-day from Swepsonyille, where that
company's cotton-mills were burned Fri
day. The fire, he says, began ut IL A. NJ,
md was due 20 friction of the main belt.
The main building. 75x352 feet. was entirely
consumed. The lapper room, 4Ox10 feet, was
somewhat damaged. The machine-shop'
24x75 feet. was also saved. The machinery
was removed from 1t and somewhat dam
aoed by removal. The boiler and dry
house were not touched by the hre. mere
were in store large quantity OF
plaids owned by the Cone Company;
and of these there was the greater part OF
the entire salvage. That company had
So. 500 Of insurance on plalds. but l0st
more than that amount. AS stated, the
insurance on the mill was $4,000. The
mills we're built in 1915, and IN 1881 were
entirely burned. They were at once re-
built. Mr.. RoseDthall says he does not know
whether they will now be rebuilt. Dr. John
II. McAden Is president of the company.
About 200 persons were emplo!eu' Inc
mills are FIVE and half miles from Ora
ham.
THE Snow DISAPPEARS.
Yesterday was a remarkable day. Satur-
dav night a warm rain set IN. ms con-
timed Sunday morning. The deep snow
disappeared as If by magic. vast clouds
If yonor rose from the snow and frozen
ground and were blown northward. At
times there was O dense fog. Last night
snow remained only in sheltered places.
To-day was bright. fine, and cool.
FIRsr COME, FIRST SERVED.
The advance guard Of members Of the
Legislature arrived yesterday. There are
many ofiice-seekers.
Not many New-Year calls were made TO-
day. There was very little business; Inc
banks and nearly all the public buildings
were closed.
Mr.. Il. y. Raney, proprietor Of the
Marlboro House here, returned this
morning from trip around the world,
which he began last July. He was one OF
the passengers on the steamer Umbria ana
spent to-day receiving congratulations on
lis safe return.
COMPLETED.
The last of the copy for the new and
valuable handbook of this State was
handed in to-day. It will contain 81
pages prepared by Colonel John ID. Came
rom. with complete index and over fifty
GfHulllul llAuHNIhNlbIns hLN hi'b 90
chapter on the mineral resources OF the
State. prepared by State-Geologlst Joseph
A. Holmes The United States Topographic
cal survey of the State has kept pace with
the exceedingly careful geological survey.
chE DEATH SENTENCE.
Leonidas Mcknight, Of SuTry county,
will be sentenced TO be hanged IN Februa-
~. He and Harry Taylor. grandson OF
Mrs. Taylor, Of Surry, committed burglary
at her house, beat her until she was insen-
eible and nearly dead, and then robbed the
place of $500. Harry Taylor, who fled
and was captured in Virginia, got of with
twenty-year sentence, and people who
arrived here TO-DAY from Surry say peti-
tions are now in circulation requesting a
commutatlon of Meningitis sentence to
twenty years imprisonment.
BAD SANITARY CONDITION.
The State Board Of Public Charities finds
that not few of the jails are in bad
sanitary condition. Governor Holt says
many pardons of Jail prisoners are asked
for on the ground that If they remain IN
iall they will die or be permanently injured
In health. The board asks the Legislature
to appropriate 800. coo for the building OF a
state reform school tor youthful criminals
(under 2o).
The annual appropriation for the Con-
federate Soldiers Home TO be asked Tor Is
ST, 900. 1t is now only $1,000