Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-06
A SEPARATE CAUCUS.
Souo But Members Of the G. 0. ?. viii
Be Admitted.
SEABOARD AIRLINE OFFICIALS.
Selecting Locations for Northern md
Western Coionists - Death sentence
Commuted-Rcsidenoe Destroyed

RALEIGH, n. C.. January S.--(Spec'aD
Tonight n caucus OF tho Republican
members Of the lower house OF tho Legs
lature was ordered held at 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning. Several who opposed
separate caucus antaRonized the idea TINS
morning. but tonight fell into Hhe'
Chairman Holion and Zeb. Vance ""'
scr having carried that point. VINO" wa.
Tor the separate caucus. The PURPOSE W
the latter is To consider the question %
a Joint caucus Of Republicans ana fopu-
lists. and the general line OF poney "
=. followed. only straighout Repnph-
cans will be In the caucus IL WIN va"
.dcr the question whether Marion Du'ie'
should get the long term senatorsh'p'
r.rts 10 ono Of the chief questions before
CALL on GOVERNOR CAhH'
,~, ,-.silent and the new yice-presi-
-. - tho Scaboard Airline spent to-
49,. h.re and. In company with its other
80 ofrciqfs called on Governor Carr
srf the Railway Commission ana oth'i
- oeioers The railway men VIII be
.. DAYS In making the trip over inc
entire line one Of their chief plans LOT
development IS to locate colonies on ther
line. Tncy havo located an ONO colony
AZ stath,g. Ga, and MASSACHUSETTS,
colony ~ Roseland. y. C., and are ar
ranging 10 bring colonies from COLORADO
Michigan. and Pennsylvania.
The xate Board Of Charities has draftei
nm Sor a juvenile reformatory. Next
week a committee from Asheviile VIII
arrive here 10 confer with the committee
a. thu Board Of Charities and the ieGis-
Iative committees.
Governor Carr to-day committed the
death sentence OF Fred. Floyd or Hen
derson county, 90 imprisonment in the
rcnitontary for . years. Floyd sub
Inltted % "a verdict for assault, the state
and the Solicitor agreeing that Verllct
of guilty should be entered and That then
an application for the Communication be
made. The judge would. but Tor TINS
fact. have set aside tho verdict. He, the
solicitor. and the jury all asked for the
& mmutation os above Floyd dld not
5 coed I'm crumltting the crime.
day the semi-annual meeting OF the
f. ..s Of the state University was held,
Governor Carr presiding.
NEW MASONIC LODGES.
The secretary Of the Grand Lodge OF
Nssons reports that during 1894 the fol-
lowing new lodges were organized: Co
Nmbus. at Chadbourn; NH Creek, az
MAJ creek, Johnston county; Sanford, at
Sanfc.d. Gulf. at Gulf. Millenport at
Mulonport. Currltuck. at CuTrituck Court
house.
A cahlegram received by Mrs. Armi-
stead Jones. OF this city. the president OF
the Ladies Confederate Monument Asso-
ciAt!On. notifies her Of the shipment or
tho three bronze statues and the two
bronze medalh0ns for the monument,
from Munich. Bavaria 1t is said that the
statues ere very fine. Mr.. w. r. Dicks.
on eX-Confederate artillsryman or this
city. was the model. OF the medalllons
one contains the seal Of this state, the
other that Of the Confederate states
There was u IRE here last night out
SIDE the city limits and far from any
hydrants. which destroyed tho residence
OF Charles H. Helne. within few yards
- the Soldiers Home. The loss is
s. roo. with NJ insurance The fire oIlgi-
mated in the kitchen.
HOW He ESCAPED.
Mention was made a few days ago or
th, escape from the peniteniiry Of Avery
Butler. a young white man, who muir
Csred his father IN sampson county, ana
Is In f1f life. Butler had in some way
made or secured a watch-spring saw.
With this he easily cut through his cell
door. and had a false key with which ne
orened the door of a guhrd-room Then
d. went ou; on top Of the building (east
VINO through a sky!ight. walked along
me roof. went down into the unOccuplod
Ncat wing through a skyliEht. and thence
lut into the yard. There he got a ladder
With which he scaled the fence or stock
a4e 1t is the first escape Of the Kind
made from the prison The prisoners, In
sfitc Of all the care OF the officials. make
the watch-sprins saws.
Two large sales Of horses are in pro-
rrcss here Prices are the lowest on
record in this section. Farmers. who
have more money now than any other
class Of people in this State, are the
principal buyers.
THE LAWS DELAYS.
Tho statement is quite plainly made IN
Washington q. O. newspaper that the
suching Of John +. Bergerm, the muir
l,r.r. near there last week, was be-
-lusc the community was tired of the
avs delays Snd OF the uncertainty or
;he punishment of criminals by the
courts.
the Attorney-G aneral. In his report 10
tho Governor. declares that the people
have not vet lost confidence in .he courts.
H. recommends that technicMtes which
render trials in many cases n travesty
De- removed. ami that the state be per
mltted 20 file couUt.r-a;ildavits IN all
eases where application Is made on am
davit 10y "a defendant for the continuance
OF his cause. There Is now such law
Tor civil cases. The Att0rney-Gcueral
saws the Increase OF crime il due 10 the
hard times. He urges that the state ana
the prisoner Doe put on an equality IN the
right to challenge jurors. The LFsisia-
turc. after providing for these things
should pass more effective laws against
lyuchiug There has been only one trial
of lynchors. though grand Juries have
frequently investigated Tits crime. Pro
ccedlues against lynchers ought not TO
be- brought in the county where the crime
occurred. but in any other county in the