Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-25
N0TASYET RENEWED
THE LEASE OF THE NORTH CARO-
y LIMA ROAD By THE SOUTHERN.
Directors OF the Former Not Salts
fed with the Oner-Wcnfhcr Fore
cnsts-A DisiiIicry scizcd-Pubiic
Double Hanging To-Day.

RALEIGH n. c.. July 2i-(Speclal)-
The committee, consisting OF President
$. B. Alexander and Directors X. l..
Hoke, ". G. Maxwell. and Lee $. over
man. Of the North Carolina railway. in
session here to-day. received proposition
made on behalf Of the Southern RAILWAY
by Vice-President a. II. Andrews for
further lease OF ninety-nine years OF the
North Carolina road from 1901. when the
present lease expires. Colonel Andrews
offered the same rental paid under the
present iease-that is, $4,000 annually.
The committee was not satisfied with
this, and so no agreement was arrived
at The Southern did not make any pro-
position i'm regard to the re-equipment
of tho division of the road between
Greensboro and Selma. There was sim
ply the proposition to renew lease on the
present terms and nothing more.
President Alexander says the conference
was Of some length, and that the matter
was thoroughly discussed in a friendly
way. and that something may or may
not result. The committee adjourned sub
ject to his call.
NEW COTTON-MILL.
Stock Is subscribed for an S,000-spindle
cotton-mill al LumbertOn. u. Godwin Is
elected president. Work on the building
is 20 begin i'm thirty days.
The Parmclee Eccleston Lumber Com
pany to-day began work on a standard
gauge railway from a point on the VIII
mington. Newton and Norfolk railway to
Swansboro'. on ,the coast. distance OF
twenty miles. q,
John II. Daniels. manager Of the VIII
m.ngton and Seacoast railway. and widely
known socially In this State, ia dead;
aged g.
State-Treasurer Worth had n telegram
to-day stating that the State had won
in the case against the Wrought-iron
Range Company, IN Person county, for
license-taxes. Judge Starbuck rendered
the decision. The company will have
20 pay tax. II has sent stoves 10 this
state. stored them at given point, ana
then made deliveries, never paying
cent OF tax.
The first tax paid by n music-instru-
ment dealer came I'm 10 the state Urea
sury to-day from Wilmington. The tax
is $50. IL is the first paid in two years.
WEATHER FORECAST.
The State Weather Station here Is now
ordered to send out the forecasts daily
no matter II the NtdluNl iiiA'Nt'ti"''', -
fair. Sixty Of these so from here daily
by wire. BY mail 2l3 cards are daily
sent 20 other points. In all 700 are 81 Mt
from Wilmington. Charlotte. ana Rdlclgh.
The towns Of Laurinburg and Rocking
ham are just now having very fNtly
quarrel over the creation of scotland
county out of part Of Richmond. The
people Of all the latter county are TO
vote on the question Of the erection or
the county.
Sheriff Smith, Of MeCklenburg. VIII to-
morrow assist Sheriff Lucas, OF Rowan,
in hanging Anderson Brown and Whit.
Ferrand near Salisbury. one hundred
veterans will compose a guard. There are
rumors that some negroes propose 10
make trouble at the execution. The farg-
ing will be i'm a field so that all can see.
The shops and factories are 10 Ghdt down
for the day. II is stated.
DISTILLERY SEIZED.
Deputy-COllector 5. G.. Woods rcDGrts
the seizure Of a j0-gallon Illicit dlstillery
at Adelaide, Rockingham county. Albert
Wall was the owner. but he escaped.
White Caps met with serious repulse
In Caldwell county night before last.
They went to the house Of James Jenk-
ins and called him out. He went out,
but had shotgun With him. and lost no
time I'm shooting into the mob. lie badly
wounded Columbus Jones.
1t is said by President 5. i. Alexander,
Of the North Carolina railway. 10 be
his belief that the Southern railway viii
build a link between MoOresville and
Mocksyllle. even If It does renew the
lease OF the North Carolina railway.