Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-17
.RALEIGH'S BUDGET.
Funeral Of Rev. Dr.. Columbus
Durham.
FEMALE UNIVERSITY COLLECTIONS
Speculation In Cotton Futures
Many Persons Hit Hnrd-Rcvenue
Matters-A Good Exhibit-ChecA-
RnIsers-A Snake story.

RALEIGH y. c., November 16.-tSpe-
claL)-The funeral services ofRev. DR.. Dur
ham. whose sudden death Thursday night
has been reported. were held this afternoon
from the First Baptist church. Among
the pastors who made brief remarks in
eulogy of the dead were Rev. Drs. j. ID.
Huffman, of Scotland Neck; III. \. Brown,
Of Winston, and W. r. Gwathney. OF
Greensboro: n. e. Cobb, W. A. Smms'
J. W. Carter, and T. Il. Skinner, OF
Raleigh. and Rev. J. Hartwell Edwards,
financial agent Of the Baptist state F.
male University. The pall-bearcrs were
well-known Raleigh Baptsts. The Bap-
fist State Mission Board and the facu ~
of Wake Forest College attended in a
body
During September 5000 was collected for
the building fund Of the Baptist state
University for females here; during Oc-
tober, 81. 200. and the collections this month
appear TO insure the resumption of work
by December LIST. Ii Is expected TO get
$1,000 by spring. That will put on the
roof Then. by next autumn it is expected
To get as much more. This Will put the
| building in shape for use. The collec-
ti0ns are now encouraging. A check for
$50 was received yesterday. Collecting
money for educational purposes IN tins
State IS neary always a slow business.
The speculation in futures here has been
anl is excessively large. IL appears thar
IL is so at all, or nearly ali, the cotton
markets in the State and South. The
SPECTATORS are hit hard. The aggregate
Of losses is enormous. 1t does not APP
pear that the cotton-growers are dealing
in futures at all; certainly not in this
State.
Monday the Crown cotton-milis. Of
Greensboro, which have been RENTED
with machinery. will resume work. with
10o employees. Machinery is being rapidly
put in at the new Cannon cOtton-miiis
| at Concord.
REVENUE COLLECTIONS.
The revenue collections in this district
this month. though large. are not 50 large
as those FOR october. The reports show
that 1900 gallons OF fruit brandy have
been made. AS only about one NTH of
what is really made is reported. it follows
that the product is really some $500 gal
Ions.
The Seaboard Air-Lines vestibuled train
south-Dound was several hours late to-
/ day, owing to the fact that several
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freght-cars were derailed at Henderson
At the last session OF the Baptist state
! Convention IS was decided 10 raise sZ5,c'
to endow chair at Wake Forest College
| in memory Of the late Professor William
| Royal. Rev. Or. G. f.. Taylor says al
will be in hand by January LIST. Good
| progress is being made in this work
| Financial-Agent Blanchard is earnest II
| the work of securing funds for the in
crease Of the colleges endowment fund.
a GOOD EXHIBIT.
! Mr. l.. HOlbrook. OF the American Insti
! tute of Mining Engineers, writes OF this
! States exhibit at Atlanta as made by
/ the United States. that while the c0llec
! ton is not as large az others, it is the
| best selected. and represents the bes
| material Of any at the exposition.
There was not a quorum at the meeting
Of the North Carolina Society of the Sons
/ OF the Revolution. so another meeting
will be held next Thursday.
Some swindlers, who yesterday and
| Thursday stole blank checks at tobacco
warehouses here and at Durham secured
| some money here, but one OF them. who
| gives his name as j. q. Mattocks, oil
| Caswell county is In jail AT Durham
He was caught while trying TO have cash
ed n forged check. He stole some checks
/ from a book at MeadOWSS w dTtnouSs
| here. A man now in jail, named Mad
kins. at Henderson, is thought 20 belong
TO the same gang. He also forged check.
, in the same way.
Mr. John II. Watson. who died al
! Chapel Hill yesterday; aged u, was
/ known 10 thousands Of students Of the
University Of North Carolina. He wa;
the Oldest citizen OF the place, and for
a quarter OF century or more kept a
( hotel there.
Charlotte's crematory for burning gar
bage Is now under construction, TO ot
/ completed by January LIST.
OFF FOR ATLANTA.
Tomorrow the Wilmington Light In
fantry and the Wilmington, Beaufort
and Kinston divisions of naval reserve.
leave on a special train for Atlanta. &C
companied by large party OF citizens.
The shooting season for birds Is now
| omen In all the counties OF the State.
j. \. Hamln. a businessman of Bre
| ward fell from a high trestle OF the rail-
way and was instantly killed.
Near Bentonville, Johnston county, ar
s-months-old child of Mr.. \. b. Willon'
was found with a snake OF the species
known as a "rattlesnake's pilot" Th'
child had torn the snake and bitten 1t or
the throat, so the reptile was nearly dead
| The child had not boon bitten.
Anxious 80 hiiI Himself.