Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-07
WILL NOT PAY THEM.
THE MUCH.TALKED-OF AIRING
TON COMMITTEE.
The Fusion Jumble-various Opin-
ions Expressed-The Populists
Would Not Rnlly-Educatfonal-A
Fatal Quarrel-General Notes.

RALEIGH, N. c.. September 6.-(Spe-
cial 1.-The Auditor refuses 10 issue war
rants to cover the expenses OF the last
meeting OF the Arlington Committee.
though the latter demanded payment. He
has little doubt that they will bring suit
before the courts to require the issue.
No doubt they will carry their point.
The committee is now but an unsavory
memory. In an ordinary state OF politics
the Democrats could use with telling ef-
feet the work and behavior Of this COM
mittee but this year such things count for
but little.
A Democrat OF prominence, who has
asked many questions Of members OF his
party as to fusion with the Populists,
tells me he found only two who favored
It, The great mass oppose It most vio-
lently and say they would much prefer
TO see their party 90 down than be parties
to, such an alliance.
lawyer here, who Is an ardent silver
tie. and who lives in the country. says
the country people are heartily In favor
of dropping politics and uniting on the
silver issue He finds this the case wher-
ever he has been in this county.
A Republican expresses the belief that
the country Populista will finally drift
into the Republican party, and the town
Popullsts, of whom, TO be sure, there are
very few, will go back to the Democratic
party.
THEY WOULDN'T RALLY.
A Populist from Wayne said to-day
that while no man is better liked OF adj
mlred than Senator Marion Butler. yet
If the latter were to blow his trumpet
and order the Populists back into the
Democratic ranks they would immediate
ly repudiate him. 1t is now claimed that
all the talk about fusion originated at
the silver meeting, which Democrats and
Populists held Jointly.
The Sheriff OF Davidson county to-day
completed his settlement OF State taxes.
There is a large increase In attendance
At the various educational Institutions Of
the State This Is another indication or
a prosperous year.
Elvin Fleming is the new president OF
Raleighs Tobacco Board Of Trade, vice
Joseph f. Pogue.
Governor Cars family will probably
be at Asheville a month. He goes from
there to Morganton next week, on VISIT
10 Colonel S. Med. Tate and MAJOR
James W. Wilson.
Charles T.. Johnson, of Raleigh accepts
appointment as committeeman TO escort
the New England Cotton-Mill Association
on it's tour through this State en- route
TO the Atlanta exposition. 1t Will proba-
bly, visit several mills.
Twelve counties have thus far sent IN
their abstracts Of listed taXables TO State
Auditor thurman.
A FATAL QUARREL
In Union county yesterday Henry ELS
and James Stegall quarrelled. and Eiiis
shot Stegall, who soon died
The trade in dried fruit VIII this year
be greater than In many years BEFORE
particularly I'm the Piedmont section.
Austin Davidson a white man, In Ire
dell county. who or n number OF days
had been at n J ly distillery drinking.
went home. shot MS wife. knocked her
down, and stamped her face and body
until her condition Is critical. lie was
overpoweTed by a posse when he had 2
revolver In each hand. and was rushing
around In his house, swearing he would
kill the entire family.
The prisoners in Cumberland county
jail had made complete plans to get out,
and had ropes &c, ready, but were dis-
covered Just In time. An ex-convict was
at their head.