Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-30
THE ANTS TRIUMPH.
DEFEAT or THE FUSloNIsTs IN THE
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Meeting Of the Democratic Clubs Of Caro-.
Tina Cailed--Movmens Expelled from
Guiiford County.

RALEIGH. N. c.. August 2s.-(Spcc.ai-)
The Republican Congressional Convention
here to-day was very gisorderly. The anti
fusIonlsts triumphed. and nominated T. C
Milllken, OF Randolph county. The fu-
sionists made desperate efforts to induce
the convention TO endorse Stroud, the
Populst nominee.
The returns OF listed taxables for this
year, as made TO the State Auditor. show
remarkable increase in the number OF
hogs all over the State. This ranges
from 50 to IS per cent.
A WELL-KNOWN MAN GONE.
John b. Neathery. well known all over
North Carolina. died at his home here
aged 50 years. He was during the war
in the Adjutant- Generals Department
and for a time private secretary 10 "o''
ernor Vance After the war he was
private secretary to Governors Holden
Caldwell. and BroGden, and was also III
the printing and publishing business. lie
was a leading Mason.
w T.. Bachelor, OF this city. half owner
Of the celebrated trotting stallion FaiIileo
Is Informed of that horses deA'h at itai :,
ford. Conn. He brought Pamilco here
from Vermont seven years ago. wheh .ne
borea vas > wears old. Pamlico had Won
fourteen races.
CONVENTION CALLED.
Julian $. Carr. president OF the ~ ~
Carolina Democratic Clubs Associ'''V =.
to-day issued IL call 10 these c'upo
meet here in convention Septemuei ~,
Each club will be allowed ten u eI.e c.,
members Men Of national reputation VIZ
n.,~,,d che convention and speah. Seha-
tors Ranso,n and Jarvis, and Norm |"i .',
Ira,s representatives will be present ., i,,
ga carnaicn will be formally opene
~, doy and the keynote OF the ii"'
be gwen. -, ,ho magazine
-, 1T Caswell. near South IoIt' 10
hcqin next month. In January loD', .,
,,,a con ~ Fort Fisher. the magazines
r., Caswell were blown up anu '"N
aos,r,ction was complete. Congress "P'
nronriated 5000 for making the rep'''''
THRICE YEARLY.
THO ctate Board OF Health Is unuer
,'' ,e,,nlat.on 10 meet three yeaiis
J,s next meeting. for specih
r,ork Is 10 be at Salisbury or,v
rae Normons who have been OPEN
III, In GuiIford county nave pee.
U,ited on by a large number OF tne
e,,igons and escorted out Of the county
rbe Populists and the Promoitonls''
,oys fused in Randolph county. IL wa
not throught that the Prohlp'''1i";;Ss'
would this year take any part III po'''N"
IN SESSION.
Tho North Carolina Baptist sunday
cohcoi chautaudua Is in session AT MI
vernon Springs. Moore county Inc AT
tendance is large, and the programme
attractive. .., from, m.
Governor Carr has received from u"
Secretary of State of the unlteu Sta'e
a co,v Of the act of Congress mahIh'
Tho trst Monday in September lesa
holiday. D
To this date 17.l56 warrants IN se',ie
wont Of "direct-tax' claims have pee'
,seued through the Executive Deparlnivn'
The amount paid to the state GOT fd.n W..
rof,,ndefb by the United States was S"'
| Oo0 and Priyate-Secretary Teiialr teliS III
that not over $4,000 is now uhpaiu'
Mr. Thomas c. Harris. for many year
| curator of the State Museum, Is succeeoe'
| by Mr. Frank Greene
The state Board of Agriculture mas Gun
| so,ted 10 make an exhibition OF gems
| minerals, fish, animals, ana p,rus a. ~.
| Naxton Fair. in November, the Ia'r a.
| sociation requesting it. ana pieusihs !"
| ee,f TO nav all the expenses.