Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-26
AN0TABLE TAX CASE.
MOTION TO MAKE GOVERNOR ELIAS
CARR A DEFENDANT.
Railway Con,mission--vance Mons.
lnent Association Formed.

RALEIGH. N. c.. April es.--(Spccial)-
In the Superior Court here to-day there
was an argument on a motion BY II. o.
Burton, to make Governor Carr de-
PENDANT In his suit against the state
Auditor and Treasurer for 5000 counsel
fee in the notable tax case OF the state
against the Wilmington and Weldon
Railway. The motion was granted.
To-day permission was given by the
family OF William Hooper. one OF the
signers of the Declaration OF Indepehd-
encc for the removal Of his remains from
their burial place at Hillsboro TO the
battle ground of GuIlford Courthouse
The case OF Howard, Of Tarboro'. against
the Atlantic Coast Line, In regard 10
the delivery OF freight from one railway
20 another. is UP before the railway COM
mission. Henry W. Miller. of the Rich
mond and Danville. and w. II. kyie, OF
the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley, were
examined to-day as witnesses, anu w.
morrow Mr.. James. agent OF the iimihs-
ton and Weldon at Wilmington VIII pe
examined.
THE SITE Sci LIED.
y IJnehan. of this city, has been
awarded the contract for building the
foundation OF the Confederate monument
Strange 10 say work has not begun as
vet. IL Is said that this was due u
some indecision as to whether the mohu-
ment should be at the west or SCUM
gate. IL is now said II will certainly De
a. the west gate. and that WORK OH '"'
,..fI Laoiu tn-mDTrOW.
DR.. Wynn, of Tarboro, arrived hcre
Iast night. bringing the stomach OF MI;
Thad. Barlow. The latter was Iouhu
dead In his bed Monday. There are sus-
picions of poisoning.
WILL APPEAL.
w. II. Warrington. the man VINO was
hit by a cow thrown from the "SNn'
and who failed TO get any oafhases'
though he sued for 5000, VIII appear u
the Supreme Court. Dr
,rh. death of the widow of Rev. Or.
Mathew r. Yates, the well-known Baptis'
.',tssionarv 10 China, is announced she
and her husband first went 10 nina III
scr she was n Miss Moring. OF chatham
county.
n,oo,,ng NJ citizens was held here last
evening. At NilNH 'C'N'HN'
s,ied. The Vance Monumental Association
vas formed A committee was created
NJ which Governor Carr Is made the
chairman and All. A. Thompson secre-
tary. The meeting adopted resolutions
for the erection of a bronze statue OF
the Senator in the Capitol Square he-
marks were made by Governor Carr
NIcssrs. II. II. Battle, S. A. Ashe X. ,.
Tucker. Colonel Kenan. Mr.. j. n. Hold
ing. and others.
Seven freight-cars were burned at ray
etteville An engine could not get to
the scene OF the fire in time to remove
them.
KNIFE EACH OTHER.
1t is said by some persons in posi-
ton to know that II Jarvis had not ac-
ccpted the senatorship. it would have been
rendered Congressman Alexander. Some
astute politicians say that Ransom and
Jarvis are so well matched, and will
make so earnest a fight against each
other. that each will Kill the other, and
n new man will get the position Of sena-
tor.
An unusually large melon crop Is to
be planted in this State. in an endeavor
to make up for the great loss Of fruit.
In this State 1900 has been raised for
the Davis Monument at Richmond.
DR.. J. i. NJ. Curry Is to make an adj
dress at the commencement at the State
Normal and Industrial School.
Captain John Y. Bryce, of Charlotte |
Dne Of the leading citizens. is dead.
Rev Dr. Reid. president OF Greensboro |
Female College. has taken the senior |
class of twenty members TO Washington
ciy.
Public-spirited citizens Of Wilmington, |
who own the beautiful grounds near
on which the State Guard
and the First Virginia Regiment en-
camped three years ago. to-day rendered |
the use of those grounds 10 Governor Carr
for next summers encampment