The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-28
OPPOSITION TO RANSOM.
A TIGHT IS BEING MADE AGAINST
MS RENOMINATION.
The North Carolina Penitentiary Farm
Lands-Decision Of the Attorney Gen.
srai ~ to Tenure Of once ofJsdges.

RALEIGH, y. c., Jan. 2I.-Special.-At
the ora,orical contest of the Leazar So
ciety OF the Agricultural and Mechanical
College last night. the medal was awarded
to Mr.. T.. S. Darden. OF Greene county.
His subject was, what Honesty Expects
OF the Young Men OF this Age
The ninth anniversary exercises OF the
literary societies OF Wake Forest College
will take place on February 10th. The
subject for debate is, Should the Presi-
dent and United States Senator'S be Elected
by Direct Vote Of the People?" The
orators for the occasion are J. u. Robert
son and 7. NJ. Leary.
Anticipating Zoo Far Ahead.
Since Senator Vance has gone to Florida
for his health there Is considerable specu-
iation here as TO who will succeed him IN
the possible event Of a vacancy OF
course. whether by appointment or by
election, his successor will be a western
county man. Perhaps the three who arc
most prominently spoken OF in this con-
nection are Hon. John :. Henderson.
Mr.. A. Leazar, superintendent Of the
penitcntiary. and Congressman S. r.
Alexander. 1t is an open secret that
Governor Carr wishes to reward cx-Gov-
ernor Jarvis for his work in the last
campaign, and would like TO see him In
the United States Senate. but the fact
that Mr.. Jarvis is from the East excludes
him from the race. His only chance is to
defeat Senator Ransom.
There Is much difference Of opinion as 20
attorney General Osbornes decision con-
corning the terms OF judges. He says.
however that the matter will be decided
by the Supreme Court as soon as he can
fix up case. As two OF the judges are
directly interested in the decision they
will not sit on the case at all, md the
matter viii be determined by the other
three. The judges who will settle this
vexed question are Chief Justice Shep-
hard. Justices Avery and Burwell. The
people generally look upon this decision
with disfavor, as savoring OF innovation
and change. and are anxious for the mat
ter TO be decided
1t is said that Congressman Williams
attributes his defeat in his contested
election case to the weak manner in
which the testimony was taken
Fighting Ransom.
The editor OF the Fayetteville Observer |
SAYS that his statement made last week |
to the effect that charges affecting Col
lector Simmons had been filed with the
Finance Committee of the Senate, was
made by authority-due authority. He
calls upon Mr.. Simmons 10 state when
Senator Vance ever told him (Simmons)
that no charges had been preferred. The
Observer is authority for the statement
that no man can be elected 10 the Legs-
iature from any county in that section
unless he pledges himself 10 vote against
Senator Ransom In the Democratic eau
Gus.
The lands which are leased by the
State for peritentiary farms are becom-
Ing from year to year more valuable and
many permanent and valuable improve
ments are constantly being made. Some
lf the lands are now worth many times
what they could have been bought for
when leased by the State. For this rca- ;
ION and fsome others, Superintendent
.eazar rather fayors the purchase of
hese farms by the State thereby saw !
ng TO the taxpayers both the rents
nd the improvements. The state has
n option on the lands.
Some months ago a man calling him
elf Geo. Il. Street. and claiming 10 be
rom Georgia. appeared in lredell county. | :
,eing prepossessing i'm appearance he :
made a good impression and soon married !
worthy young lady. Besides borrowing :
considerable amount OF money he then L
ought a tract Of land. two fine horses, !
wagon, and many other things all on Z
credit. and gave his note. Now he is /
one. having deserted his wife and left
is creditors in the lurch. He took one .
his horses. saying that he was going b
D Georgia 10 see his people His Gre
itors have tried TO find him, but the c
eople Of the little Georgia town, from o
'hich he claimed to have come. say they I
now Of no such man. He has written a
D his wife, saving that he has been 7
ompelled to leave the United States and !
hat he hopes 10 see her sometime !
the future Il
Rev. j. b. Boone, Of Windsor, y. c..
spoken Of as the proper man to sue .
ED Mr.. j. j.. Brewer as president Of ;,
howan Baptist Female Institute 1t will -
2 remembered that Mr.. Brewer was re- "
,nty elected president of the Baptist =
emale University Of this city. :,
stsrliny Indicted y
The grand jury at Fayetteville "
I'VE found a true bin against Il
ther-in-law, NJ. Denning. who !
as crazy. last Sunday. This makes \
'e true bills of murder on the docket fl
j of them will go over to the May term "
cept that Of Fuller, now on trial. Evil r
nee for the State was taken in the II
iler case to-day. The trial will proba- n
Y not end before next Tuesday. c
iovernof Carr to-day received the resig- n
Ition OF Col. Thomas IT, Sutton, OF nj
lyotteville IS trustee OF the Greensboro
fored Agricultural and Mechanical Col. T.
&c. -
a requisition was made to-day on the .,
'vernor Of Missouri for Charles Hens :,
y charged with the murder OF Bud 10
in