Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-26
CAROLINA POLITICS.
TWO WEEKS FROM THE ELECTION
AND THE RESULT DOUBTFUL.
Miiliksn Sacrificed on the Party Aisar-rrs
Makes Virtue OF . Necessity-Clains
Of Populists and Republicans.

RALEIGH. ". c., october zs.-tspeciai)
Tho coming down OF 7. C. Milliken. tho
Republican nominee for Congress In this
district. after his protestatlons that he
was going to remain In the canvass. diI
not startle any one. week ago Il was
said that he WAS coming down. Now
he Is out IN a high-sounding letter, In
which he talks about his high duty -
his party and that sort OF thing. but
really his idea Is that the Republicans
must this year vote with the Popu.lsts.
and he virtually declares that that 10
the only way to beat the Democrats
Here II H. two weeks before the elec-
ton. and there Is not a man who can
make safe guess az 10 the result.
Some OF the Democrats think Il doubtful.
Some OF the Democrats think their ma
joriy Will be as much as 1000. The
PoDulists and Republicans. on the other
hand, assert that they are sure 20 carry
the STATE. There IS renewed activity On
the part Of the Democrats. The cOlorei
vote remains al uncertain quantity ~
has been that oil the year Some negroes
allcge that the division % the negroes
Is great In perhaps hall the counties
s,raightout Republican clubs are being
formed among the negroes. but the ques-
ton Is whether these Will stick
LOWERED THE RECORD.
At the stat. fair grounds here yestor-
day Alice Beilew lowered the tracN re-
cord, making the mile. trotting. in ..23.
To-day was the great day OF the fair
week. Thousands Of visitors poured into
the city. II was a holiday here. The
courts did no business. the officials az
the Capitol closed their Offices ami ,he
banks took holiday. Most OF he bIa-
ness-houses closed ;his afternoon ~
least i2.00o people were AZ tho alf.
The show OF POULTRY Is said o. 10 the
best ever made south Of Sew YORK.
There are over so specimens. The RIVER
side farm. az New Berne. ard Coionl Jl-
Ian ). Cars "Cconcechc' frn ia
Orange. take tho lead.
over 200 head OF fine cattle are ON view.
embracing the best In the STATE aig
many prize-wlnners from other state.
SWEEPING EVERYTHING.
The University football team is uls
season sweeping everything bcfor, n. its
defeat OF Trinity College yesterIay- - -
0-was great surprise 20 the latter
team. whose men are considerably
heavier.
Two hundred and I've students from
Wake Forest College arrived here t1-tly
TO see the fair.
Ex-Congressman \. II. T. william IS
sick. at oxford. HIS trouble Is of tlo
kidneys.
\ telegram from Philadelphia srys Int
Or. William j. Hawkins b. dangerously
III. az the result OF an operation per-
formed three weeks ago. lie "a a years.
cd. IS president OF the Citizens National
Bank here. and ex-presiitnt 0e tn Rl-
leigh ana CASTOR railway
THE Top CROP.
Farmers say that. thanks 10 the re-
markedly fine weather. thu top crop OF
cotton Is opening exceptionally well. Tho
plants are white with open hollis In the
very top. 1t is the statement OF all tho
farmers that money has tnis year been
lost. and nothing made. on the cotton
crop in this state.
In the face OF far more serious matters,
very little is now heard OF the contest
between Senators Ransom ana Jarvis tor
the formers seat
Tho second crop 81 green peas IS now
being shipped from the truck-iarms near
New Berne.
pISBTRSED.
The sum 81 $4,000 g. being dlshursct
this week among tho settlers ON tho
Cherokee lands in Jackson and Macon
counties. this state. under the proNlsi 10
of n recent act of Congress.
30 less than son s. Offered IA racs-
purses az the East CAROLINA Falr, at %ew
Barne next February.
Next week the North Carolina Chris
tian Convention Will BE- hcl "a Kinston.
Hon. .. H. Plat. o. Connecticut ls 10
New Perne az the monument q the
Fifteenth Connecticut Hesima M.
COMPLEMENTARY.
This was Confeierate-SolI. pay nc
the fair. The meeting ~ the state ASSOC
citation was held this afternoon. tho
venerable colonel r. d. Hall presiding.
Al the veterans from the soldiers Home
were present ry special Invitation, these
an visited the cyclo,amI Of the battle
OF Gettysburg.
This evening M the capitol. the Thirty
fourth annual meeting of the state AgIi-
cultural Society Wa held. President
Julian = carr IN the chair. Addresses
were made as follows Green AMI
Forage Plants" by Baron dAlinge, or
Bltmore. George NanlerDiirs famous
farm: "Grlsses." by Professor W. r.
Massey. of tho Agricultural AMI Me
chanical College. Green Nlnuring" by
Or. j. ". Sdund rs. stock Raising by
Captain T.. 3D. c. Hambly, Of Rowan
county. Farm Economy" by w. y.
Smith. OF Ansonylllr; "SllOs AMI En-
sllage," by Governor Carr.