The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-02
MILLS TO HANG FRIDAY.
TIE MURDERER OF HIS NIECE rs
NOT INSANE.
An Interesting Decision In q Dsquest Csse-
The Coming Election at Raleigh,
North Carolina.

RALEIGH. n. c., May Especial
At o'clock this evening Governor carr
decided not 10 commute the death sen
,ence OF Mills. All the doctors decide
that Mills is Of good mind, and 80 ne
will hang on Friday, May 30.
The suit in the Superior Court Tor the
title to the State Librarianship IS sun
in progress The case hangs on the rat
idcation Of the act giving the Legislature
power to elect a Librarian. whether inc
bill passed before or after the election Of
Stanford. and when the date OF Fling
toms term of Office began.
CONTEST OVER KELLY's BEoursr.
The Judgment Of the Superior Court
I'm the case Of the Morganton Deal Mute
Asylum vs.. the Institute for the Bind al
Raleigh. is that the Kelley fund 10 IL
yided between the white and colcred Deai
Mute Institutes. The Deaf Mute Scnool
at Morranton appeals from this decis-
ion to the Supreme Court.
Many years ago Mr.. John Kelley, OF
Orange county. left 5000 for the education
Of poor dcaf-mutes. che institution here
for the deaf. d. NIB and blind has been
using the interest on this bequest, but
last year the deaf-mutes were carried 10
a school prepared for them at Moreanton.
The deaf-mute school at MOrsdnton
brought suit against the Institution here
for the money The Raleigh Institution
has deaf-mute department for the ne
groes Out of i'm different part OF the
city,, and it claims that that department
is entitled TO at least part Of the money.
This, the Morg9nton institution denies
saying that the bequost was made In
1854, when negroes were rot citizens In
law. and that the bequest was intended
entirely for the white race
THE CITY ELECTION.
II is thought that the vote here on
Monday at the city election will be much
closer than most people think II is fear
cd that many Democrats will bolt the
ticket or else knife some OF the nom
inees II is stated that there arc 800 Whlte
Republicans and 100 col0red Democrats.
Mr.. Ivan Proctor. of Raleigh. IS APP
pointed a trustee Of the blind institution
here, vice j. j. Rogers. who declined to
accept the legislative appointment MI
Rogers IS the Register Of Deeds for this
county. and the question Of eligibility 10
hold two Offices was first raised regard
ing him.
Mr. Frank Stronach. Of Raleigh has
resigned as a director of the penitentia-
~. He was one OF the old board OF five.
.rhe vacancy will be filled later.
A reward has been offered from tho
Executive Office Of 500 for the capture OF
John Council, who committed murder in
Gates county.
THE CITY WATER.
The superintendent of the Water Works
Company here is out in a card regarding
the fact that it has been ascertalned that
s1lphuric acid IS IT. the city water. He
says If 10 trouble arose at the time the
acid got into the pipes, common sense
would show that the constant dilution OF
tie calculated water would have about
freed il by this time.
Dir. James Mckee a prominent physi-
clan here, has sample Of the water.
and will test 1t thoroughly and give the
results TO the public. once before. as
president Of The Board of Health. he
tested The water and pronounced it pure.
.1r VIII y. Coley TIE young editor Of
the Mocksville Times, and Mayor OF that
town. will OF May 18th be married 10
Miss Addie Sue Harris. daughter of Nj
j. c. l.. Harris, OF this city.
Mr.. wHITAKERs SINGLE PLATFORM.
Mr. Spier Whitaker has announced that
he has only one platform now. that being
free coinage Of silver at 10 TO !. The
party that makes that the issue OF The
next campaign Will receive Mr.. Whita-
ker's vote.
Collector Simmons says that which
ever party puts up a silver candidate Tor
the presidency will absorb the entire Pop
ulistic vote