Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-01
CAUGHT AT RALEIGH.
News GIeaniDss from The Old North
State.
SEVERAL
DOCTORS.
NEW
Farmers' Institutcs-Silver Talk
Waning with the Setting sun
and other Notes.

ers. which has been In session at WrIghts-
vile. adjourned last evening. and grants
licenses TO the following as physicians:
j. I. and u. f. Sewer. ". l.. Hillaru. end
j. p. Willard. Of Asheyille; w. r. Fuller of
Reiisville: T. e. Hartsell. of Concord;
II. w. Carter. OF Fairfield. John Nc
Campbell. OF Morganton: G. J. Sawyer.
Of Bellcross: b. II. Grayham. OF Wallace:
T.. A. Moye. Jr, OF Greenville; G. IL.
Barnhardt. OF Mt. Pleasant; w. z. Hill,
OF Willardvile; s. NJ. Mann. OF Nanteo.
There were :wenty-one applicants, and
fourteen passed. There were .our coll
ored applicants.
Professor W. T. Massey returned to-
day. after having for two weeks assisted
in holding farmers Institutes. The last
will be held at Rutherfordten next Mon
day and Tuesday. He says there is not
much political talk. save as to silver,
and that as one goes west this talk les
sens. Farmers are in good plight. and
are harvesting great crops. They are
not growing" notwithstanding is
playing OUT says Professor Massey.
POPULIST CLAIMS.
The Populists here declare their gains
from the Democrats are steady: that they
have now 5000 voters. or twice as many
as there were IN i92. and that, IL the
three parties had triangular fight. the
Popullst chance OF victory would be as
good as that OF any party.
Senator Butler says silver clubs are
organizing quite rapidly in response to
his call. He also says that a meeting
~ gtiy,riypz ia caiieI n ia rIgrp' Sem
TENDER 18th, and mat thu call is signed
irrespective Of party. This Is the hrst
movement OF the KIM in the state.
J. b. Seaman. the tramp musician, who
was ordered out of this city. and who
was killed by train at Wilson. was
Philadelphia, OF good family. lie at
one time led an orchestra at Durham.
1t is claimed he was brother of Billy
Seaman, the actor
The Fourth Regiment has abandoned
It's plan. 10 20 TO the Atlanta exposl-
ton.
A numt er Of Democratic papers this
week are attacking ex-senator jarvis for
his Aiorganton speech.
Lightning struck and destroyed the
store and stock Of goods OF J. H. Miller.
at Island Ford. Catawba county.
The Arlington Committee to-day exam
lnel two witnesses In regard 10 the char
acter OF Mrs. Pattle d. -. Arlington. and
swore II was good Bryan IS stili sitting
as a member Of the committee. and yester-
day acted as its secretary. The Attorney
General arrived to-day. and will look into
the legal status OF the committee.
Twenty carloads OF machinery for the
Rufalc CO POI ~ = az COncuI nave ar
ri,ed. cirl ri,-n u.-chtnery for Nc 4 mill
RAILROAD BUILDING.
The track OF the Hendersonylle and
Brovard railway Is now completed 70 Il
point five miles from Brevari. BY Sep
TENDER 18th the road will be in operation.
The cotton crop in this section IL two
weeks late. The first North Carolina bale
this season came from Moryen, Arson
county. The receipts in this market are
30. 9i2 bales, against Dab last season. Inc
cotton year ended to-day.
At the Caraleigh cotton mills here $50
new spindes and ninety-siX looms have
been put in. bringing the number mp -
1859 and 26i respectively. TWO hundred
persons are employed. All goods which
can be made for the fall trade are already
sold.
The outlook for business here Is the
finest In years. The cotton crop r. light,
but good prices are expected.
SECRETARY COKE'S FUNERAL
The funeral OF Hon. Octavius Coke.
Secretary of State. was held this after
noon from Christ church. Rev. Drs. Mar
shall and Pittenger officiating. The burial
was in lakewood Cemetery. The state ofi-
GERS and Supreme Court officials. Mayor
and members Of the bar attended in
body. The pail-bearers were Arnistead
Jones, Frederick Saunders. Charles H.
Belyin. a. B. Andrews. W. II. Day. T. ).
Kenan. y. =. Williamson. and J. W. VIII
son. The brothers of Captain Coke, from
Richmond, were present.
As tho remains entered the church the
choir sang Thy VIII Be Done" and.
after the lesson, Just as / Am" AS the
casket was borne out abide With Me"
was sung. Six coiored men We're the
bearers OF the casket. The order OF the
procession was: The honorary pall-bearers
and the family; the Governor and Coun-
ell of State; the justices Of the Supreme
Court: other State officials, and de-
partment clerks and private citizens.
The Council OF state sent as floral
design a wreath of flowers surrounding
a Greek cross, and the words, North
Carolina" In purple on a background Oh
white roses.
Governor Carr gives some interesting
facts regarding the State farms The crop
OF corn is expected 10 bs 1900 bushels.
and OF pork there VIII be lS2.9o pounds.
Az the Caledonia farm there are $500 acres
I'm corn. 1870 in cotton. and 100 plows, 30
conv,cts. At the Northampton farm III
conylcts, 100 acres In corn so In cotton,
and % plows At the Halifax farm ii6
conylcts g plows. !, iop acres In corn. ana
as5 acres I'm cotton. At Roanoke Rapids
there are II conylcts. The health Of all Is
remarkably good.
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
The Executive Committee OF the State
Farmers Alliance was in session here
to-day Il considered the question OF
The bic fertilizer contract for the State
BUSINESS Agency, which was not settled.
but will probably be closed with the
Durham Fertilizer Company within a
few days.
"In about ten days" said one Of the
committee. "the question OF establishing
our manufacturing enterprises ana NOV
ing all our main Offices to Cary. will be
dcdnitely settled. / may say that there
Is a strong possibility that all or our
business will be centered there. as the
business can hardly be carried on with
out such a move.
SUICIDE.
News OF the suicide OF DR.. Ed. Sneed.
~ -Four Oaks, Johnston county, reached
here to-day. He had been sick for quite
. while. and yesterday afternoon. while
suffering from temporary insanity. he
stabbed himself just above the heart.
Fre ia said 10 have died this morning.
He was about 80 years old.
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