Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-05
FOR THE U. S. SENATE
ALL THE REPUBLICAN AsPlRANTS
BUT TWO NOW IN RALEIGH.
Hoiton's Chances Injured by . Bargain
with Tom Rced-A Republican Com
mittee's Work--Biind Children.

RALEIGH, ~. c.. January 4.--(Spe-
cial.)-All the Republican aspirants for
the United States Senate save two are
here. Bets are offered tonight that not
one OF the candidates will have as many
as fourteen votes on the first ballot In
the caucus. None OF the candidates claim
over that number. The reports from
or about to be made between Tom Reed
and State-Chairman Holton is declared
10 have injured Holton's candidacy for
the Senate.
The Goldsboro' rice-mills. owned by the
National Rice-Mlll Trust have been per-
manently closed.
The positive assertion Is now made that
Populists and Republicans are to caucus
jointly on all questions save the sena-
torial choice. and that the fact of a joint
caucus for Speaker will cause the eiec-
ton OF V. S. Lusk.
TOO LATE.
Henry p. Cheatham (coored). Republic
can. to-day served notice of contest upon
Congressman Woodland, of the Second
District
j. r. williams e Cooper, general mer-
chants at AntreyviIle. have assigned.
The State Auditc~> report Is issued. lie
recommends an Increase or the pension
tax to four and O half cents on the slVo
valuation.
OPPOSED TO BUTLER.
1t Is said on very good authority that
more Republican members Of the Legisla-
iure than will admit the fact do not want
20 see Marion Butler. the Populist, get
the long term in the Senate. one MEMBER
to-day limited at possible "combinatloh'
but would go no further.
The Republicans who favored fusion APP
pointed a committee Of fifty. the duty OF
which IL seems, was TO investigate anu
denounce all the Republicans who did not
favor fusion. The committee has a llst OF
about eighty, mainly colored, and In
circular publishes the names OF twenty
IT denounces these as traitors. one or
those who are thus blacklisted is John IL.
Williamson. Of Louisburg. eX-member or
the Legislature. and the committee says
he has sold more negroes than any spec
ulator in the State"
COMMISSIONED.
Commissions were issued to-day to
Roger 4. Smith, of Goldsboro'. as major
and surgeon of the First Regiment; j. b.
Malone of Louisburg, captain and assist
ant surgeon, and Rev. J. T.. Thacker, or
oxford. chaplain of the Third Regiment,
with the rank of captain.
Frederick WoOlcott. Of this city. is the
new captain of the Governors Guard, vice
Alfred Williams Jr., promoted major OF
the First Regiment.
Edgar c. Hillyer. of Warwick county.
Va. has bought property here, on which
he is building an refractory.
At Trinity College a 2 l-2-nch water
supply pipe burst on the third floor of the
building. Ii did considerable damage, as
IL was two hours before the flow of water
was cut off.
SINGULAR DELCSIONS.
Two new patients at the insane asylum
here are being treated for singular deu-
sions. One became insane on account of
sewing machine, the other on account of
a cabinet organ.
out Of 731 blind children. who are said
by the census reports to be In this State.
the authorities were able TO get the names
of only rs. and Of these only 80 could be
induced TO enter the institution here. The
ignorance of their parents and guardians
Is the cause Of their not avaling them
selves Of the great opportunity.
i. NJ. Little Il Co. and c. J. Dry & Co.
both firms doing a general merchandise
business in Union county. have made as
signments.