Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-13
OLD NORTH STATE.
A CHuRcH PAPER CREATES A DE-
CIDED STIR.
Pressure for a Democratic state
silver ConycntIon-noard Of Agrt~
cultare-nany Salts Likeiy-rko
Exhibit NJ the Atlanta Expositfon.

RALEIGH. X. c.. Juns ie.-Cs2eciaL)-
There Is some stir among tho North Caro-
lima Methodists by rc>spn q the fact
that their Church paper sa.d e,ktoriaiiy
that as 10 the silver question thu thing 70
do was to find out what The osas men
did. and then do just The opposite thins.
The paper will modify its language
a. a. Campbell. who Is one a the three
members OF the legislature appointed u
Investigate tire charges against judges
made by Mrs. P&ttsc $. Il Arlington, q
Raleigh, is here. and his committse viii
he says bc6in regular sessssn4 1t /,
most absurd committee.
The pressure FOR a Democratic STATE
silver convention Is 20 great that two Of
the most prominent Democrats In ths
State said to-day they believe Chairman
Pou will call the State COMMITTEES to.
gether TO arrange for IL. IL this actios
is taken there will Indeed b.. a stir.
The State Board OF Agriculture to-day
attended to matters relative 10 the Ag.i.
cultural and Mechanical College. Of which
under the new law, II has entire charge
IL attended the commencement exercises
W. G. Damon. Californian. IN here fo1
the purpose OF locating a colony OF 5CM
people from the Northwest In Cherokee
county, this State.
MANY SUITS LIKELY.
There are likely to be many suits ir
court 10 eject officers OF cities and towns
elected since March 18th. who have faiie<
TO swear as 10 their election expenses
Very few seem 10 have known OF thu
new provision OF the new election law
The state Geological Board has re.
ceived all the reports OF the state Geoio.
gist and other officers OF the survey.
During the past few months several re-
ports have been made ready for publca-
ton. These relate 20 the water-powers,
gold-ores, corundum deposits. monazts
deposits, and the forests. The Geo,oglt
is now examining into the possibility OF
artesan supplies OF di-nking-water fof
the eastern counties. Assistant Geologisl
Mite is studying the gold deposits. SIR.
Lewis Is surveying the water-powers VI
the western countless and MIR. Ashe Ia
examining the forests OF the middle and
Piedmont counties. During the Atlanta
exposition there will be held a large meet
ing OF the American Institute OF Mining
Engineers TO discuss the SOuih's greet
mineral resources. All the officers q
this States Geological Survey will attcn,
this. and viii read papers on North caro-.
lina's mineral wealth.
ATLANTA EXPOSITION.
BY invitation Vice-presdent A. ID
Andrews, of the Southern railway. wen
before the Board OF Agriculture tc-da,
and discussed the matter OF tran~portin,
the exhibits from the State Museum e
the Atlanta exposition. The other ra,i
ways, the Coast Line and Scaboard also
make propositions. one road wishes Il
take the forestry exhibit another tn.
mineral exhibit, and yet another such
exhibits as illustrate its line. and each
road wishes 10 display these IN it's owl
building.
forestry exhibit In is own building, pro
vided the State Will transport 1t there
There are excellent grounds for Stain,
that North Carolina will pc well repre-
sented at Atlanta.