The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-25
THE NORTH STATE FAIR.
BEyNEHfy CfHERON ELECTED
President ron COMING YEAR.
sites Offered for the state Alliance Shoe
Factory Brilliant Tourna-
mcnt- Safety Cords.

RALEIGH. y. C., oct. 2i-Special.-
The Executive Committee Of the State
Alliance was in session all day yesterday
considering bids for the location OF the
Alliance stove factory. Many towns
have made good offers. Thomasville offer
ins factory builiing. They nave ue-
cided not to make "A selection unti
committee has visited the different places
At last the books Tor State and county
tax are ready for use. They should haNc
been ready for the collection OF taxes
September LIST, but only this week mas
the Register OF Deeds gotten them IN SNIP
shape
a Kansas city paper gives a long an
nOurcement Of the approaching maTiiiasBe
of a Mr.. FlOrrus. Of that city, 10 Aiss
Ida Carr the daughter Of Colonel Julian
:. Carr. OF Durham They VIII De mar
ried early In the winter.
The Stanford Ellington case, which was
carried from the Superior Court TO me
Supreme Court. was argued before the
Supreme Court yesterday on the pldlltlI :
appeal. !; Is the case IN which stanford
the legislative appointec for state LIBRA
rian sues Ellington. the legal Lipiaiidh'
for possession of the Office.
The South Atlantic Life and hndoW-
mcnt Company. Of Raleigh. has peen or
ganized here, with a capital STOCK OF 0.e
hundred thousand dollars, the majority
WniFn
Lewis, a wealthy gentleman Of this city
has been elected president OF mo COM
pany.
"The state" the new weekly here. that
is edited by Captain :. >. Asle' ilaue -.
frs. appearance yesterday afternoon. III
is n bright and instructive paper.
At the tournament yesterday At the
Fair Grounds Mr.. j.. Byrd kimhall, Mlu-
dleburg y. c.. made the best score ah'
had the honor Of browning the queen.
Mcssrs. Eugene Johnston, Paul Sneed,
and {. W. Woodward crowned the maids
OF homer Miss Kate Prescott, Of Wei
don, was crowned queen. Mr' slin ll, 4
rode as Little Lord Fauntler,y Ihc
german last night given as the tourna-
nent german. had over one hundfch
couples on the floor.
~ T,tH srccus.
The Fair yesterday was 4. great sue Ne
coss The weather was perfec- ana the
crowd was estimated at over three thou-
sanl who passed through the gates:
Thursday is always the big day, ana
so this morning. bright beautiful
and bracing. viii fill the grounds to over
the Railroad Commissioner yesterday
issued an order that all railroad com
panics ding business I'm the state, III,
addition TO the usual bell-cord, shili
place a safety-cord In each Of the regular
passenger trains running through lAe
entire length OF the train.
The State Agricultural Society to-nisht
elected Bcnnehan Cameron president ana
reelected John Nichols secretary. Jullah
:. Carr declined reelection as presiGehl J..
Ten thousand people attended the fair
to-day ..,,,.
Fire broke out to-day in fve-story
brick building used as pTiZe-house lor
tobacco at Durham. owned by Ihoma.
Martin. and several thousand dollars
deinaee was done TO the building ana
contents. -.
Several hremen were overcome by neat
and smoke. 1t is suspected that lhceh-
diaries are al work.
Senator Marion Butler. I'm an intefNle"
here TODAY said, regarding me oISdiH-
cation Of the Senate. that he favored the
coming together of the silver men or an
parties and organizing the Senate on Sill
yer lines.
lie said that a majority OF the senators
were elected as silver men and claim 10
be such. and can. therefore, take charge
Of every senate committee, and that the
adhoronts to a gold standard can only
control the Senate by the aid Of men
who profess 10 favor silver.
Senator Butler saws il IS Of the utmost
importance for silver men to organize the
Senate. and thus control the committees.
for unless this Is done no silver bill Will
be repOrted The Senator IS impeled TO
take this view Of organization, as he con-
eidcrs that Senator Sherman has made
declaration In favor Of organization OF the
Senate by advocates Of single gold
standard.