Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-20

new revenue act Is applicable to foreign
corporations, and not TO domestic cor
porations alone"
Armour e. Co. are notified that the
tax must be paid. The ruling ~ an I'M
portant one. Armour & Co.'S claim OF
exemption because Il Is foreign corpora
ton does not sand a. all.
Preparations for the State fair mere
next week are very nearly compete
President Julian s. Carr. one or the most
progressive men In the South, Is AZ th'
head OF affairs. and his labors nave neen
shared by the excellent secretary. Hon.
John Nichols. The fair will be on a
paying basis. The railroad rate-only
CENT "A mile-wlil bring a great crowd
on "Wednesday OF the fair there VIII De
a reunion OF the Confederate veterans.
The Executive Committee OF the Farm
eis' State Alliance meets here next "ed-
ncsday to select site for the shoe-fac-
tory Tarboro' and other towns o1er
free sites.
George Liddell. n sailor from the British
ship Arion, was found by come negroes
I'm a swamp near Wilmington. He was
I'D to his neck in water. was crazy. hait-
starved, and torn badly by thorns and
brars. For two weeks. while insane,
he had thus wandered. lie is being we'll
looked after. and will be sent back TO
his home, in Hartiepool, Eng.
A RAILROAD STIR.
There is quite little stir by reason OF
the news that the Southern railway may
buy the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley
railway.
SO low are the rivers In the eastern
part OF the State that saltwater from
the tides Is felt in them far higher than
raj n
ers have TO stop. in order TO dow the
saltwater out of their boilers.
The fisheries which catch menhaden or
fat-backs on the coast are now doing
a great business They supply num-
Der of fertilizer factories, all of which
are working on full time. No oyster
canneries are In operation In this State.
Nothing Is now heard OF the oyster in
dustry, save OF a purely local nature.
Major w. S. Stanton, United States
army. who has been In charge OF river
and harbor improvements In this state.
is transferred 10 Osweso. y. \.
The fair Of Robson county, at Lumber
ton ended to-day. and was ike the one
at Burlington-a success.
Mr.. Richard +. Hervey. for years wide
" known I'm this Safe as a commercial
traveller, died at Atlanta yesterday. He
formerly lived here.
The graveyard insurance" cases come
up at Beaufort next week. The question
is Will true bills be found?
Major John c. Winder's condition to-day
shows still further Improvement. His
son says that the family are now hopeful.
Major Winder IS extremely weak and
to-day took the first nourshment in
three or four days. II is found that last
June. Immediately after an Illness. he
strained the muscles Of his heart while
lifting a heavy weight.
The Railway Commission some months
ago decided that the Western Union Tele-
graph Company must charge only the
State rate between points on the Norfolk
and Southern railway and other points In
the State. and imposed n fine for viola
ton Of this ordcr. Tho company appealed
to the Supreme Court or the United
states. and pcnding the latters decision
die commissions order is being obcyeI.
The commission to-day received notice
from the Clerk OF the Supreme Court that
the case would not be reached before The
spring OF 1921