Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-23
TAXABLE VALUATION
REPORT or NORTH CAROLiNAs
STATE AUDITOR.
Cut In Rates and n FfGht-Rcpubi-
cans Not sorry. and Why-Dr'
Durhams Successor - A bis


RALEIGH. ". C.. November T-tsre-
c,aIl-The Auditor'e report of the taxa
BILE valuation OF land for 1884, on when
the taxes for 1925 are being conec'eu.
was made public to-day. Valuation Oh
land. sl5.os2. 10: Of town lots, SS'ooc'iii'
Total sl5s.0Ss. s6i Personal property
ZIG so1 0c7 The valuation OF railway
nroperty. etc. ls for 1895, and is as ioi-
lows: Railway property. S2i5ol.so; Pull
man cars. s3l.Oi3: telegraph and teiephohe
lines. s212.612: steamboats, ana Canals
s2se. oO3. Grand total. s259ea.il'.
The seaboard Airline not long ago
made the rate for round-trip trickets 10
Atlanta from any point this side OF
AhbeviIle. S. C.. s.. The other roads
cut. but are now joining in a hot hsht
against the Seaboard Airline, ana are
bringing a powerful pressure upon the
latter.
Associate Justice ,Aysrv. OF the Supreme
Court. is devoting his spare time 10
writing a new work on law
WHY THEY ARE NOT SORRY.
Same Of the Republicans declare that
they have no regrets at me acton vi
the Supreme Court In knocking out the
fusionists who sought 20 get possession
OF the state Library and the Supreme
Court, and give as the reason their as
gust at the "temporizinS' OF the LeBis-
lature. which they declare should nave
turned out every Democrat In reach'
The collecting OF what IL known as the
popular fund" for the purchase OF
gift 20 the cruiser Raleigh Is 10 cease
December 3let. Ii is hoped by that date
TO have $1,000.
The fiour-mili here Is turning out hfty
barrels a day OF twelve hours. but buys
nearly ali ns wheat in Virginia or az
Chicago. IL is able 10 procure but ilttie
in this state Some wheat raised III
this section was obtained. but the perry
was rather too soft. This III SAID 10 De
due to the lack Of lime in the sou.
Tiehty-flye cents a bushel is PAID Tor
homegrown wheat.
This county will next week begin 10
nut I'D An iron bridge across Neuse river,
to take the place OF a wooden one which
was swept away by the great freshets
D. me years ago.
DIR. DURHAMS SUCCESSOR.
DR. w. l.. Wright. OF Richmond, Va,
IL spolen OF a. the successor 10 Rev.
DIR. Columbus Durham as secretary OF
The Bautist state Board OF Missions or
this State. ~,, =,
James f. Sheppard and Charles VI.
Busbee appear FOR this state before the
Suureme Court Of the United states In
the case OF Hermann K. Batter. OF New
York. against this State for payment
for iron furnished the Chatham railway,
for which Batter x Tdaks took bonds.
The latter were thrown out. being what
are known as special tax bonds, which
are declared by a vote Of the people TO
be yaiueess. Batter claims that TINS
constitutional provision Is in the lace
o. the Constitution Of the United states.
which forbiGs states 10 enact laws I'M
pairing the obligation OF a contract.
The monument TO ]. l.. Polk In OAK
Scod Cemetery here IN not quite COM
pleted The shaft Is not yet in place.
Republican state Chairman Hatton was
interviewed to-day. and says he finds
the Republicans almost unanimous in
opposition TO fusion with the Populists
on the electoral ticket. Senator Pritch-
ard. who has warmly favored such fusion.
IL now declared 70 oppose II.
There are nearly 40 cases on the
docket for the December term OF the
Federal Court here. This is more than
at the July term. \ suit against the
Parrnalee- Eccleston Lumber Company. or
Onslow. FOR damages caused by fatal
boiler explosion. is the most important
case on the docket. Judges SimOnton and
Seymour will preside