The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-31
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
TRIMPs REMOTE RAIL AND
URECK 4 TRIM.
A Lively Fight over the Public Printing.
Talk of Moving the Capital to Secure
Better Hotel Accommodations.

RALEIGH. y. G., Dec. c0.-Special.-
This morning about o'clock there was Il
wreck on the 5. a. l.. about one and one
half miles out OF the city In which
five cars were wrecked. and several Of
the men injured. while the fireman. a
Raleigh negro, was caught under the en-
CINE and killed. The engine went over
a thirty-foot embankment. WrcCkcrs did
the work by removing rail. The track
was cleared Dy noon. -Four tramps were
put of Of a train az that place late yes
tcrd8y afternoon.
There is positive cNintnce that ran
was removed. The spikes ana nsh plates
taken from IL have been found near
the wreck and the spikes had been fresh
IS pulled. An iron CrOW-bar has also
been found, concealed among the weeds.
The bar Is the property OF the southern
railway, ana had been stolen. Tracks
OF two men have been found leading from
the point where tho RAN WAS removed.
Blood-hounds have been sent for.
Superintendent MCncurc says there IS
no doubt that an attempt was made TO
wreck the vestlbuicd train. Railway Off
Gals deny that four tramps were put
of "a train yesterday 10 the place where
tho wreck occurred
IL Is learned that two other attempts
at wrecking by placns obstacles on the
track have been MADE within three miles
Of Raleigh. within the past ten days.
Engineer Robertson says that TINS
morning. a second before reaching the
misplaced rail- he saw some thing was
wrong. He remembers his engine jump
ing the rails. The Scaboards tracks
parallel those of tho Southern railway.
and the former has used the latter
track to-day between Raleigh and cary.
Some Of the wrecked cars were thrown
on the Southern's track.
The fight over the State printing Is
going 10 be "a lively ono. The great in
crease over the cost o. l>s3 and 1894 makes
a ripple. and the last mode OF selecting a
public printer, by lowest bidder. VIII
probably not be tried again. Stewart
Brothers. Daily Tribune RepubliCaus)
and Barnes Brothers OPopulists) are the
Tho Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton will soon show In his bi-annual re-
port the failure ~ the public-school svs-
tom ass inaueuratod by the last Legisla-
ture. and viii recommend that some
change De made.
A BLACK EYE.
Raleigh is getting q very black eye eyer
the lack OF hotel accommodation. The
complete dismautling Of the Marlboro House
leaves only the Park Hotel open for the
travelling public. ami that, being COM
IaraiiVcly small hotel. cannot accom-
modafe the members Of the LEGISLATURE,
and the transient trade both. so the lcgis-
lators have 10 seek board elsewhere. u is
saiG boy some OF the members that one or
the first bills to be introduced will Doe
one looking 10 the removal of the capitol
20 some place whore there viii be suiii-
Ciont hotel accommodations.
President Alderman Of the University
has never been formally inaugurated i'm
his present position. but tho ceremonies
Will Doe held January 9th. He Will be
fUIupffl into the Office the Hon.
H. l.. Russell vino will then lie Gov
crnor. lie is "a University aiumnus, ana
has always been e friend TO 10.
Governor Carr message OF ono num-
drci tyrc-writtcu pages is about done;
both his private secretary and executive
clerk were busy yesterday getting no
typc-writtcu.
THE STATE GUARD.
I'm tho Adiutant General report he
shows the condition az She State Guard t0
ho excellent. 10 was called out boo seven
different instances TO help Queil trouble
The AdiufHut General says that DO =
best hereafter 90 have no stationary enc
campmont, but practice marches here
after.
The Ladies' Hospital Aid Association
Yesterday gave the contract Tor the uI-
ing and wainscotiug of the two operating
rooms now Boo course of construction. Mr.
silas McBoc will deliver lecture with
etcrconticon views Oh church archiIee-
turc. ON January Eth FOR the purpose of
increasing the funds az this association.
Mr Temple of GLASGOW, Va, got the cCn-
tract