Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-12
ACCOUNTS CLOSED.
cARoLlNA's APPROPRIATION FOR THE
FAIR WELL EXPENDED.
Dr. staIey, of suffolk, TO Succeed DIR. Long
Summer Courses Of study st the uni
yersity-P. o. Oniciais Arrested

RALEIGH. N. c.. January 1l.-tSpeciai'
The Executive Committee of the North
Carolina Board OF World STAR Managers
to-day adopted resolutions thanking fe'er
NJ Wilson, Executive Commissioner ana
Thomas X. Bruner, Commissioner OF
Exhibits for their excellent management
and for the admirable way In when they
conducted the financial affairs OF the coih-
mittee. The committee finds that the maj
statement. as fled. shows that the '-o'V'o
appropriated has been expended regu-
larIy for the purposes designated; ana
also that the exhibits and the handsome
furniture used for installing the Same
AT the Worlds Fair. valued at >lo'"O'
have been turned over to the state nu-
scum as the law directs.
Rev. DR.. w. s. Long to-day tendere1 ms
resignation as president OF Elon Coilege
10 take effect next June. II Is beleved
Rev. DR.. w. w. Staley, Oh SuilOin' '
will succeed him.
PROBABLE SUCCESSOR.
The trustees OF the Baptist state re
male University are called 10 mee' ne
next Tuesday to elect president III Is
the opinion that either Rev. Dr. hume.
OF Chanel Hill, or Rev Or. Brewer Oh
Murfreesboro', will be chosen.
President winston, OF the State I'M
versity. SAYS that II IL decided TO nave
summer courses OF study and GUNNER
normal school there. primarily for teach,
ers. but also for all who wish 10 a'aii
themselves Of the opportunity. IL - go
decided TO have a summer piOios VI
school at Beaufort, under direction OF
Professor Henry Y. Wilson. OF the Uni
versity. who was for three years director
| 10 the biological Station at Woods HoI'
Massachusetts. .,
A special from Wilmington says II Is
regarded as very probable that the APP
Fear and Yadkln Valley railway VIII be
extended from there to Southport
COMPLETE SETTLEMENT.
Sheriff Il. r. Smith. OF Mecklenburg
county. to-day made complete settlement
Of State taxes. paying E25,2HO INTO the
| treasury.
Mrs. Sylvester Smith. one Of Raleigh
Oldest residents. died last night aseu
nearly 81
| NJ ". Evans. assistant postmaster nj
| Charity. Yadkin couaty. has been arrested
for dlsposing OF poStage-stanps for the
| novrnent Of debts. and making false en-
| tries Of cancellation OF stamps TO increase
| the compensation OF the Office. :. NJ
| Dickerson. late assistant postmaster al
! state Road, Surry county was also ar
rested for violation of postal regulations
The Chatham Woollen-Mill Company To-
dav occupied its spacious new factory at
| Elkin. ,
Efforts are being made 70 induce
tobacco-growers m this Sta,e To- relu''
their acreage this year
4 GRAND FIELD.
II is said now positively that ex-Efitol
Fairbrother. Of the Durham Globe, VII
| "a VIRGINIA
A CHURCH TRIAL.
| A. the special term Of Caldwell Superior
! Court. the most remarkable trial on r.
cord I'm this State IS now In progress
The question involved is whether th'
| church Of the Adventists IS an evan
| pelical Christian church. II IS said thai
the attorneys on both sides (and there
are a number Of them are studying th'
Bible. instead OF the law-books. TIT
cause Of the trial is the gift Of land'
| "to the use OF any evangelical church.
4 church was built. which various de-
nominations used. The Adventists finally
began 10 build a new church. The Bap
! lists secured an injunction on the groun,
| that the Adventists We're not eVangellc3l
| The Adventists believe in the annihila
tion Of the souls Of sinners. one Of thei
preachers said in the pulpit "A sinner
soul disappears like piece OF lard In
! hot Sklllel
MARION BUFFERS ADDRESS.
The opening gun in this years cam
paign was fired to-day by Marion Butter
! chairman OF the Peoples Party ENecu
| tive Committee for North Carolina. IL j
an address 10 the voters of the state
which declares that nirety- ninehun
dreGths Of the voters here are dissatishe'
with the present conditions, ard that IN
causes are bad laws which were issues il
/ the last campaign; that large maJOrit!
OF the voters favored changing these laws
but wasted their strength by division. W
n IN denounced the Democrats, sayin
that they deceived 5000 reTormers VIII
voted with them He asserts that the 81
Or, me issue In North Carolina Is an on
! tirely free and honest election, and urge
a rally to the Peoples Party organization
IN each county In thirty days, and IN eacl
toyrship In sixty days.