The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-02
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
FORT CAsWELL BEING RENOVATED
AND THOROUGHLY E0UIPPED.
A Big Delegation to Go to Winchester to
the Laying of tho Corner Stone for the
North Carolina Monument.

RALEIGH. ". c., September l.-Spe-
cial.-tor some time WORK has been going
on at Fort Caswell at the mouth OF the
cape Fear river, where the old fort IS
being thoroughly renovated and equipped.
Mr.. I. Z. Harris, OF this city. has been
there in the capacity of draughtsman.
Riding on the train from the freight de-
pots 10 the passenger station here is
quite "a pastime with a number OF boys,
white and colored. Yesterday a negro boy
seventeen years old swung on TO ladder
of box car; lost his hold and fell be-
tween the cars. Both legs were nearly
cut OF, and his shoulder torn. He was
taken 10 the hospital and both legs were
amputated, but he died before night.
The news OF the failure in New Yory
yesterday OF Cuthbert * Co. brokers, was
surprise. II is said that the failure
caught a good many in this State.
There are many comments on the fact
that the National Bank OF Wilmington
has been made the depository OF all FUNDS
belonging TO the North Carolina railroad.
Wilmington il not anywhere near the
line Of the North Carolina road. The iact
that the directors Of the road, some OF
whom are connected with the bank, nave
created the Office OF assistant secretary OF
the board with a $500 salary and given me
same 10 a son OF State Treasurer WOrth'
also causes talk.
SHOOK FOR CONGRESS;
Mr.. J. Wiley Shook says he viii be IN
the race for Congress from the Nlnth DIS
trct, which Hon. Richmond Pearson mas
been representing. He declares against
the civil service system, ana says NJ VII
make no comments on Mr.. pearson
work. lie dubs Governor Russell "a crea-
ture OF Republican incident:
The Baptist State Convention nus psen
bequeathed 5000 for home missions 10y
Mr. Bartender. Of Yadkin county. Ihere
is a child who it is said VIII contest the
will. -,
The Southern railroad Yesterday PAID
it's taxes amounting TO SZ5'5'f'-' 10 INC
The PopmIists have begun their cam
paign in the State. Speakers are Dauiy
needed go. H., n 70
The city Board OF Health gives a re-
ne r,ontb ~ August. There has been
only 40 deaths here for June. July ana
August this year, while in July, 1870 there
were ~ TO ue Ha1o9NOR THE DEAD.
The Oip Rronch Camp of COnfed-
crate Veterans met last night and decld-
ed. n possible to send big delesal.on 10
the LAYING OF the cornerstone OF M
Confederate monument TO Nor'n Va e'i0'''''
soldiers buried at Winchester, Va -.
The head-stones for the graves tnere,
over i0O will be formally dedicated on
Sepfenber nth These head-stohes WIZ
secured by the North Carolnd ~ NJ
Monumental Association, or Whlch Ma a,
ArmlStgad Jones' OF Aiio 49, 60,
cient nresident. and through whose ehot,s
was raised the magnificent Confederate
monument here in Capital i sGqarff 5str,c-
state Superintendent OF Pupii C.. dH ia,,ino,
tion will deliver an address at the iayllg
80 tbe norrer-stone OF the public library
TO be built in Durham. He responds TO
"The state and the Public Library
Work on the big sunday-school roo ,ii
Of the Presbyterian church has oeeh re-
Durham county has fallen into line OF
macadamizing the public roads, USING
convict labor.