The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-25
NEWSFROM NORTH CAROLINA
The Delegates to The Smith Silver Con.
VentiOn arc Gathering.
SENATOR BUTLER GIVES HIS VEINS.
The Associated Railways Make One Cent
Fare To the state Fair at Raleigh.
The Alliance shoe Factory.
Heavy Passenger Travel.

RALEIGH. y. c., Sept 2l-Speclal.-
The delegates to the Smith silver Con-
vention have already begun to arrive.
Mr smith seems 10 have no fear that any
political party will capture or attempt 10
capture the convention. He declares il
is simply 10 bee conference Of the
friends of silver and not a political con-
ference at an
The article IN the Charlotte Observer on
Sunday which has caused such varied
comment is credited to Republican of
this city. Mr.. Victor Dockcry. Whether
The supp0ston is right remains TO be
seen. Mr. Dockery Is bright writer. as
his articles in the Observer signed Flat
head has shown. lie IS "A SON OF the
Hon. oliver n. Dockery, who Is written
up in the obnoxious CD article.
senator Marion Butler is already at
the farDorO ready for the convention,
which Will be called to order at n o'clock
tomorrow. In an interview held with
him hy new suuper man last night. the
Senator said. II can speak only for my
self. am in favor of the friends OF free
silver getting together 60 work ont the
single gold standard and restoring free
silver 90 he used as perfect money
metal. as 10 was before lSl3. ! cannot
tell what the convention will DO. but sup
pose that every man who comes Will
honestly desire % try 90 find tue best
means or method Of accomplishing this
result"
be WAS asked IL he would be willing to
fight under the name Of Democracy II
that was the only means 10y which the
friends 90 silver could bee gotten together
te said be- was not I'm favor Of cons.d-
crlng tho name of any party which would
cause amy dissensOn."
Mr.. Hail. Aver thinks that n the Popu-
lists ana Democrats did agree now that
when they gOt % the National Convention
the Democrats would forget their Popuiist
friends and go with the gold bugs.
oSa cFNr A MILE.
Secretary Nichols. of the state Fair
Association. has received Information
from the commissioner of the Associated
Railways of Virginia and North Carolina
that the rates given the state Fair VII.
bo one cent per m!ic.
This rate viii insure a very large at
tendance. Space for 1ll Kinds OF EXHIBITS
is being rapidly taken. and from present
indications new stalls for cattle Will have
90 Doe built.
Judge Cable opened the criminal term
OF Wake County Court yesterday Moth
iug of Special.Interest came up.
The libel case brought by Judge Spiers
Whitaker against Mrs pattie ID. b. Ar
rngt0n was put OF until the January
term, when it Will come mp before Judge
Mclyer
The case against Clerk $. =. Satterheld.
of the last Legislature. ls not yet in
readiness. but bin will Dee presented 10
Inc grand jury to-day II the jury returns
% true bin there will probably bee no delay
iu trying the case.
The prospects for the Alliance shoe fac
tory which Is 10 bee opened In Cary are
very encouraging. The lady members OF
the Alliance have begun TO take mold
Mrs. +. NJ. McnbOrne. the wife of the eX-
president of the North Carolina state
Alliance, has sent s. toward the enter
Cantain G.. B. benson has been appoint
al ~ Mr.. DCugherty Of Peoria. ILL.,, rIrel-
dent of the National Educational Asso-
citation. a. member OF "A special coumtl't
10 hold the National Educational Congress
iu Atlanta October 18th ana litn.
Tie biistCring heat of the past eisHl
davs has been almost too much ior every
fling. To-day. for the first time in THESE
.rht cavs. the burning sun nas been
uartlallv Ohscurcd boy drifting CLOUDS. y
cool wave. with possibly shower, l7
~, missed for this afternoon. u VIII come
ncne too socn. for suffering humanity a.
well as vegetation. .
Greensboro sends ont new paper this
week. the Greensboro Daily Times. lnc
press wishes for IL much success.
Rev. Dr. Pettone.r, or the 'iiufch OF
me Good shepherd has been in tne vest
crn rart Of the State examining granite
with a View tO letting out me contract ioi
the stone Doe used ln he hig SW"p
church which his congregation propose
D. build 80 contract has been made
but Doe expresses hin nself as very mech
pleased with the granite from Mc'anlta7
Erothors' ~ arries at Dennis Mountain
Rowan county The new church Is To Dt
au immerse structure, SVNlLD leet Win
two Wirgs.
INCREASED PASSENGER TRAVEL.
The travel on the Seaboarl Air Line
d g. Y 70
lanta special gees lu two sections. Mt.
Iearl. who succeeded Mr.. Cooke as pas
seueer agent here. is hustler and
makes friends as he goes.
The Agricultural and Mechanical COL
leqe students are looking forward I'D the
proposed trip 10 Atlanta with much plea-
sure. The Athlete Association -.
launched out with college paper sir.
John Howard. of Tarooro. has been
chosen the editor-in-chief. n VIII ne pun
hshed semi-mOnthly. 10 has not yet hceh
Professor Matthew simmons. who has
made "a name FOR himself as the masill. .
cont basso of the famous Black Diamond
Quartette. died here early this morning
Simmons was Raleigh negro. and <niie
he had travelled over this cOunaly ana
Europe and had sung before crowned
heads. stll held his place IN the esteem o.
Raleigh people by his quiet manner ana
respectful Difference 20 the people among
whom he was raised.
The trains coming in are bringing
many 20 the convention, some delegates
some mere spectators only one thing
b. certain and that is that "a resolution
VIII be passed declaring unequlYocaUy
Tor free silver and pledging the con-
ventiOn 90 support only free silvorites,
sixteen 10 one. for prominent offices
Loge Harris says he will introduce "A
resolution which Will cement the con-
ventiOn one way oT another regarding a
silver man for President.
Governor Carr to-day appointed the
following directors of the Atlantic and
~ g. II. r.. W. s. Chadwick. T.. T.
Fov. W. T. keogh. Charles Dewey. Err
rici' ~ adsworth. ". l.. Kennedy, Samuel
Latham. ". W.. Carraway The State
'.,,.,. h. " II Dorfch