Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-20
LARGELY REDUCED.
STATE GUARD APPROPRIATION. If
NOT ENTIRELY CUT OFF.
Unusually small Crop Of Msst-bsrns
Burned by Incsndiaries-wont Have
Dispensary Law.

RALEIGH, n. c.. November 1s.-(spe-
cial. There Is no doubt that one OF the
things which the fusion Legislature will
do will be largely reduce. IL not cut Off
entirely, In appropriation to the State
Guard. Leading Populis,s say this step
Will be taken. They attacked the appro-
pr.ation during the recent campaign.
Governor Carr to-day declined to grant
special term Of Vance County Superior
Court.
The crop OF mast this season Is the
smallest in a great many years. The
persimmon crop is almost as small. The
great frost and freeze late last April
cut off the acorns.
The Electric Railway company here
has arranged to put in complete mean
descart-lishting plant by January lst
next
HIS SECOND LOSS.
DR.. r. w. Wards large barns, In
Onslow county. were burned by incen-
diaries night before last. 1t is the second
loss of the kind he has suffered.
Orders from the AdJutant-Generafs
Office direct the election OF field officers
OF the State Guard to be held Decem-
Der 4th. The officers then elected Will,
under the new regulations. be commits
stoned for four years.
Prominent fusionists here assure me
that there is no truth whatever In the
statement that the next Legislature VIII
enact the South Carolina dlspensary law
for this State.
RESEMBLES HIS FATHER.
Lieutenant Zeb Vance, United States
army. Is on a visit to relatives at Char
lotte. In appearance he now greatly re-
sembles his famous father.
Mention was made Of the fact that the
fusionists are to have a daily paper In
this city. 1t Is now alleged that Marion
Butler, the Popullst leader, Is to be its
editor.
II Is now asserted by the best-informed
Republicans here that Peter c. Pritchard
IL to be the Republican senator from
this State Bets are offered to this effect.
The Baptist State Convention meets at
| Charlotte December 9Th.
NEW DEPARTURE.
Wilmington takes q new departure In
! this State. The new Hanover Board OF
Education has arranged TO build u public
high school.
Rev. C. II. Martin. fusion nominee for
| congress IN the CiAtn DlSNitAt boAit's'
James s. Lockhart that he will contest
| his seat
AN ERROR CORRECTED.
(Our Raleigh correspondent was in error
| In reporting from that city under date
| of November 18th that in the Leavell
| case the Railroad Commission of North
| Carolina had decided that the Western
Union Telegraph Company, owning line
| Of wire along the Norfolk and Southern
railroad. must open offices for the receipt
and transmission Of commercial telegraph
| business at the railroad depots. The
| fact is, the taking of testimony was
not completed until the morning OF the
! 18th. and the case was not argued and
! submitted until about 3 p. NJ. of that
| day. The questions are very interesting
| and the commission reserved It's decision
| The message was actually sent over the
| lines OF two companies, and the transfer
! from one TO the other was made on tn
soil Of Virginia, though the starting anC
stopping points Of the message were IL
! North Carolina. The Western Union Tele
graph Company claim that the transac
ton was one of interstate commerce
and the rate thereof, therefore, not WITH
in the power Of the State Commission tC
determine The Western Union furthe
claimed that the commission could no
determine that II was their duty L
send the message Oh the railroad wire
unless they claimed and exercised tn
power Of compelling the telegraph com
pany 70 do a commercial telegraph bust
ness at a given offlce. which the Suprerh
! Court of North Carolina. In the Abe:
| case, lately decided. was entirely beyont
the Jurisdiction and power Of the com
| mlssiol)