Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-30
EWART In THE RACE.
he ENTERS FOR THE U. S. SENATOR.
SHIP WITH JARVIS AND RANSOM.
Success Of the Fusion Movement His Only
Hope-Tcnnis and Foot Ball Teams
Pardon Granted.

RALEIGH. N. c., September 29.-0Spe-
cial. )-Your correspondent Is offIcially in
formed to-day that cx-Congressman II. q.
Ewsrt, Of HendersonvIlle. has concluded
to enter the race for the United States
Senate az a Republican. If fusion wins
his friends say he will have q strong
following. especially from the western
counties. He has requested OF Senator
Jarvis division Of time at his appoint
ments In tho West. and Jarvis has agreed
10 this.
The marriage OF Mr.. Samuel Fowle
Telfair. private secretary to Governors
Fowle. Holt, and Carr. to Miss Mildred
Badger. daughter OF the late Major
Richard C. Badger. and granddaughter
of the late Hon. George T.. Badger. will
be solemnized hero October I'D. Their
extended acquaintance and their social
prominence and their large family con-
nection make the event OF more than
local interest.
COLLEGE SPORTS.
The tennis teams OF the University of
Virginia and the University OF North
Carolina are TO play match at the State
FAIRGROUNDS here, October 23d. Yale
has invited the University Of North Caro-
lima TO enter the Intercollegiate tennis
matches. The university football team
has gone in training. Vernon Irwin. OF
Princeton. is trainer, and will be there six
weeks. Davidson College has decided to
allow It's football team TO play matches
on It's own grounds.
J. w. Harper, OF Southport, has pur-
chased from Senator Ransom for 500 the
lately-abandoned government telegraph
nd
At the sale Ransom bought the line for
that sum.
Yesterday the first cotton steamer OF
the season cleared from Wilmington,
taking out esS bales
The weather did not clear yesterday,
and to-day Is rainy. Farmers say
little more of this weather VIII cause
much rotting of cotton bolls.
HAD HARD TIMES.
Nearly all OF the $50 negroes who went
from Mecklenburg county to work In the
Alabama iron-mlnes have returned. and
say they had hard time.
Foster Ulley, who Tor over forty years
or more has been In charge of repairs
OF buildings at the State University, Is
dead He was well known to thousands
OF students.
The Governor does not, under n new
regulation, give out any news az 10 par
dons. Yesterday there was case quite
out OF the common. Six and one-half
months ago Robert Dixon was convicted
in GuifOrd county, and sentenced TO
eight months Imprisonment for stealing
a pair Of shoes. He was a native OF
Dlnwiddie county. Va. a month ago his
mother came here and asked for his par
don. 1t is said she then walked all the
way Yesterday she again appeared, ac-
companied by her little daughter; and
this time her prayers were of avail, and
the Governor wrote an order for her
sons pardon. This she took to the peni-
Tertiary farms, on the Roanoke.
No HAZING.
Tho freshman class at the university
publishes q statement that there is no
hazng at that Institution, save OF an
innocent character. 1t had been stated
in newspapers that there was hazing, and
that one freshman, who had struck a
sophomore, had been let down with ropes
into a well.
Next week extremely active work In the
campaign will be begun by the Demo-
Gratis 1t is an unquestioned fact that
the Democrats have all they can do 10
win. 1t is idle TO disguise this fact.
With proper effort they can win fine
victory.
CHARLOTTESVILLE CLOTH.
The PA students OF the Agricultural
and Mechanical College were measured
, to-day for their uniforms, which are 10
be made OF Charlottesville gray cloth.
At Philadelphia yesterday very dan
gerous operation was successfully per-
formed on DR.. William J. Hawkins. a
wealthy resident Of Raleigh