The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-18
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
TICIOJs LOT or BOYS Ar THE
IGRICULTURiL COLLEGE.
The Mine Owners Subscribed Only Five
Dollars to the Camnock sufferers.
New Machinery.

RALEIGH. y. c.. Jan. E.-Special.'-
President Winston. OF the State Univer-
slty. SAYS that the faculty found that
there was small number OF very vicious
students at the University. and so De
cldcd 10 act prompAy and get rid Of
them. This IS the explanation gwen oil
the oxpelling Of twelve OF the students
At the Agricultural and Mechanical COL
lege. when the students returned from
the holidays. il was found that twenty
had been dropped from last session TOT
disorderly conduct. The number pres
ent this session is much smaller IMAM
before Christmas.
The Populists are down on hauolai
pensions. and their organ here keeps a
strict account Of all pension bills IN
troduced IL is said that those Popuilsts
who are for fusion are only In favor
OF fusion on the State ticket. not on the
electoral .ickot. The advocates OF iusioh
are trying TO make capital out OF the
trial Of Sattorheld and Brown. rat
places are said TO be in waiting FOR them
both.
THE DUKE DONATION.
During the session Of the Grand Lodge
Of Masons. ii was found that 5000 OF
the $4,000 necessary TO secure the S",VS
promised by +. y. Duke, was on hand
and the remaining 5000 is assured. The
railroads did not give the desired rates
so the lodge did not 90 20 Oxford.
When the court ordered that the old
pond al the Water-WOrks be drained, be
cause IL was proved that water there
was the cause of so much fever near ~,
Il became necessary g. increase the
power Of the machinery. This machinery
Of 20 horsepower. has arrived.
Judge Seymour decided in the New Han
.ft1 =
gage from Adrian & Walters TO the Bank
Of New Hanover was fraudulent and
void. still the plaintiff could not recover
because he did not have the legal title
TO the land. The plaintiff appealed 10
the United States Court ~ Appeals, al
Richmond The judgment was for the
defendant. but the lawyers for the plain
tiff seem 10 feel sure Of n success IN
Richmond. Tho case is Cook vs.. Davis,
receiver OF the Bank Of New Hanover.
Last night rain began 10 fall quietly
and steadily. This continues and IS very
much needed. The rain extends as far
east rs the coast, and the truckers hailed
~ gladly.
ALFRED WILLIAMS WILL.
The viii Of the iate Mr.. Alfred Williams
has been admitted TO probate. lie left
the bulk of his property TO his only
child. Mrs. T.. Burke Haywood. during
her life then TO 20 10 her chilcron and
their heirs.
The Landon-He nizey Company, owners
OF the Cumnock coal mines. are being
pretty severely criticised by press and
people for not helping except to the
amount OF 81 the sufferers OF the terri
bic explosion.
The Mechanics Dime Savings Bank held
its first annual meeting this week. and
elected offices, as follows: Charles j..
johnson. president. j. s Wynne. vice
president. Z. r. Lacy. cashier; Waiter
Durham. teller The bank has only been
i'm operation since the % OF January, and
has already over 5000 on deposit. The
capital stock IS $4,000.
Governor Carr makes requisition on
the Governor of Virginia for Robert
Scales (colored for assaulting ard
shooting Miss Lizzie Bolton. in Stokes
county. Scales is I'm jail at Danville
Governor Carr says that the people Of
this State are opposed 10 any kind OF
bond issue by the Government.