Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-28
RALEIGH'S BUDGET.
AY-COMMIssIONER WILSON
AND THE RUSSELL LETTERS.
VIII Have Something sharp to Say
First New Bales OF Cotton Of the
sens0n-The school Fund-Briefs
and Other Notes.

RALEIGH ~ c.. August N.-(Speciai)
Railway Commissioner Ohio Wilson came
In early this morning from Round Knob,
and Chairman j. w. Wilson came at
noon. The Republicans arc evidently ex-
pecting Ohio Wilson to say some plain
things about Senator Butler. regarding
the letters OF Governor Russell TO these
two commissioners. 1t is noticeable that
everybody connects Senator Butler with
those letters. a Populist says Senator
Butler went TO see Judge Walter Clark
last Tuesday night, before the letters
appeared, and this Populist added that
1t was his belief that Judge Clark' wrote
the letters, which have attracted SO
much attention.
OHIO Wilson IS pretty angry. AS a
brother Populist put 1t this morning:
Wilson says his hair is full Of hayseed."
lie is doing some talking, and his an
swer to the Governor September 1st will
furnish good reading no doubt. He
is very plain-spoken man. So is the
Governor for that matter.
Republicans says Buffers aim Is to put
the Popullst party in such shape that
he can make a deal with the Republi-
cans. When asked what they meant
by this they said Butler feared the Demo
cratic silver plank might catch Populists
and destroy the party, and so wanted to
bring up the anti-railway lease matter
and similar ones, so as TO keep 1t away
from the Democrats. and then get into
line with the Republicans on the old
issue of what last year they termed
good government"
The first new bale of cotton in this mar
ket arrived to-day, or rather two bales,
one from Panther Branch township, this
county, the other from Youngsville. Last
year the first bale was received August
10th. the earliest date on record here.
In 1888 none was received until Septem-
Der 9th.
Chairman ]. W. Denmark, OF the Exec
utive Committee OF the State Farmers
Alliance, says: 1--WE confidently expect
to start our shoe factory at HilIsboro'
October LIST. We are now arranging
with a capable man for superintendent
The Holiness" negro preacher, Jake
Jones. is on the roads for four months.
His disciples actually believed yesterday
that while he was IN jail the walls would
fall and he would be miraculously re-
leased. Superstition can go no further
than it does in this case.
The statem9nts which have led TO the
finding of true bills against j. a. Hand
and r. Il. Shepherd State convcts from
Iredel county. for causing the terrible
wreck Of a train at Bostian's bridge. were
made by Jack. Howard and George DOS
ter. convicts from Lenoir county, who have
served their time. IL is ascertained that
others than Hand and Shepherd were
IN 10 u nj
The crop Of acorns and nuts is extreme
ly large this year.
The minority Populists claim that their
wing has really the brains OF the party.
They are down on Congressman ShuIord'
Of the Seventh District. When j. a.
Hamrick. minority Popuist, was asked
in the committee meeting what was his
report as to that district. he said the
Democrats would certainly carry 1t il
Shuford were again nominated.
The State Board of Education appor-
tions the money 1t decides to give this
year at the rate of cents to each child
between the school ages" of and 81
taking the 1896 report There were actual
ly fewer children reported that year than
i'm 1894 when the apportionment was
made 1t will require some $1,000 10
cover the apporticnment at cents.
The State Board of Education elects
w. G. Hallowell and Il. S. Stevens mem
bers of the local Board of Managers OF
the Godsboro cOlored normal school.
Under the auspices of the Oaks Drying
Club there will be very attractive horse
races at New Berne October 19th-22d, the
purses aggregating $4,000 There are eight
races. each for S5OO-trottlng, mile heats,
best three In five.
Captain G. A. Twoyze, Of Elmira, n. Y,
will soon return to the Fortleth North
Carolina Regiment its flag. which was
captured at the battle of Bentonvlle.