Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-20
In NORTH CAROLINA.
THE SMALL FRUIr-GROwERs AND
THE EXPRESS CHARGES.
Judge Walter Clark for Governor
A Suggestion Regarding the Vance
Monument-New Female College to
BE Buflt-Driefs.
BE Built-Driefs.

RALEIGH, N. c., February la-tSpe-
cial.)-The Southern Express Company
through its general traffic manager MI
Loop, denies that its rates In the state
! or from points within the State to points
| North. as in the case of small iruit
and berry shipments, are excessive. Inc
berry, and smal-fruit growers coh'ehu
that the rates are excessive. They say
that from Ridgeway. on a craze Q.
thirty-two quarts, selling at s3.D, the eA-
press rate is sl.12l-2. The rate per i"V
pounds to New York is 80 from any
point on the Raleigh and CASTOR railway;
81 to Richmond, $50 to Baltimore ~
bushel crate weighs fifty pounds
state-Auditor Furman is to-day pre-
paring his annual report for issue III
few days. The printing Is compie,'u'
The report will show that In TINS county
ONake) the increase in the VALUATION Oh
farm lands over 1894 is $4,000. and the
total increase in all valuations soo'vV'
while i'm Mecklenburg county the increase
I'm valuation OF farm lands is s00'V" ahu
OF all valuations slO5,VVO.
Three convicts from Iredell county ar
rive AT the penitentiary last night. Inc
arrivals this year are about sixty.
CLARK FOR GOVERNOR.
rbare is a rumor current here that tEere
is a movement to put up Judge waiter
Clark as the non-partisan candluaue iol
Governor on the silver ticket. Many per
sons spoke OF this matter to-day anu
some said Otto Wilson and j. {. l.. Har-
ris were looking after the movement.
Judge Clark has great strength among
Tho cfIx,or mon i'm this State.
Ii is learned that the injuries received
by ex-senator Jarvis by a fall from the
steps OF an omnibus are much more Sc
rious than was at first supposed.
a suggestion is made that the monu-
ment 10 Senator Vance be In the shape
OF an Immense boulder OF native granite
with one side smoothed, and bearing an
inscription; the boulder to be surmounted
by a bronze statue of the great Norm
Carollnian; the site TO be near the east
gate OF the Capitol Square.
There are many expressions OF compl-
ment TO the people of Charlotte on their
overwhelming vote In favor OF the issue
OF $500 600 ia bonds for the purchase and
enlargement of the water-workS. Inc
pressure and supply are now both INSULT
cient, but a fine system is assured.
BENEFICIAL.
The snowfall and cold weather are very
beneficial 10 the crops OF small grain.
and also in checking the development
of trees, etc The effect 10 bad on those
persons sick with peasles. the physicians
say. There are 200 cases in this city.
The snowfall of eleven inches at Will
mington was the heaviest In the State.
At Greensboro only about two inches
fell.
The prospect for mica-mining in tho
Blue Ridge section this year is the
brightest in a long while.
Mention has been made OF the heavy
purchases OF horses and commercial
fertilizers this season. This Is general
in the cotton-bet of the State. The
hiring Of additional farm labor is also
large. 1t Is estimated that 1t will re-
quire 1900 bales OF cotton, at cents
per pound. to pay for these expenses in
the county Of Robson alone.
NEW FEMALE COLLEGE.
Arrangements are being made for
building female college at Red Springs
Last evening d COMMITTEES Of the Grand
Army OF the Republic arrived at South
ern Pines. accompanied by six physi-
clans. from Washington. All are at the
Piney Woods Inn. The object is TO select
location for a national home for SOL
diers suffering with pulmonary trouble.
Last autumn Trenchard. who Is noted
player on the Princeton football team,
was employed as coach at Chapel
Hill, to the State University team. He
led. IL is said, the fast set there.
After he had departed, and a dozen
OF the students In that set had been
notified not to return, a movement was
started 10 buy a watch for him as a gift
from the students. A student named
Thomas ordered the watch. President
Winston found out this was the case.
Thomas was away dt was during the
holidays, and so President Winston,
knowing no other way to stop the mat
ter. signed Thomas's name to a telegram
countermanding the order. An attack
was made on DR.. Winston for doing this
Day before yesterday the students took
action, unanimously endorsing DR.. Win
stOn.