Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-24
ACROSS THE BORDER.
PROMISES TO DE a VERY COSTLY
ELECTION.
The University Summer SchOoi-Thc
Teachers Asscmbiy--Tbe Agricui-
turaI Board-An Investigations
Escape OF Conyicts.
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RALEIGH, y. c., June 2S.-(SpeciaL)-
The Superintendent of Public Instruction
to-day submitted to the Attoney-Gene-
raj the question whether the expenses
Of the election I'm August on the question
of local aid to the public schools are 10
be paid out Of the school fund or the
county fund. The Chief Clerk TO the
State Superintendent expressed the opin-
ion that as Il is TO be an election for
schools. the cost must be borne by the
school fund. and he added that it will
be a costly eiection-the same as a gene
raj election. in fact 1t is his estimate
that the cost Will exceed $4,000 as a re-
port from Davidson county says the cost
there viii be over $1,000.
Mrs. w. II. Bagley. Of this city, is
now at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where
an operation for appendicitis has JUS
been performed.
The University summer school has
opened, With a good attendance. ms
Will be increased after Friday, wheh the
session OF the Teachers Assembly, al
Morehead City. comes 10 an emu AZ
vesterday's session OF the latter the
presidents
on specially selected topics To-day
there were addresses by superintendent
Foust of the GoldsboIo' public schools
and Turlington of burlington Institute;
President Hobgood. of oxford Femdie
Seminary. and Professor Atkinson OF
Elon College. a musical and elecutioh-
ary entertainment was given tht1 eve
ming
AGRICULTURAL BOARD.
There are hints that at the next meet
ing of the Agricultural Board heIv NJ NJ
amount given the Agricultural anu Nj
chanical College for making Analyses
of chemical fertilizers may be largely IL
creased: perhaps even doubled. ana Inauo
$4,000 year Al me ia a. ei i1i SSo ''''
North Carolina Is 10 be represented 10y
three delegates at the International Goiu-
Mining Congress at Denver-State beoio
gist J. a. Holmes Richard Zines l an al; M
]. Newman The two last named VII
sneak on gold-mining in this state, anu
the erection OF suitable reducuon-Worh
The first of the farmers INSTITUTES 10 10
he held this year Is TO be IN GuhlOiu
sounty. July eth and Sth. Ii Is OFTEN very
aidicult 10 induce the farmers 10 attehu
these Institutes. No reason wa 49,
rlven for the nOn-attendance. save ina
nany farmers will never go any WIe,v,,
Cherokee Indian from swain county >
!. one of the latest arrivals at the penl-
sentiary. lie IS I'm for manslaughter.
ESCAPE OF cONVICTS.
Superintendent Smith. OF the peniten-
,iary. rs al the farm at Castle Hague, 10
investigate as to the escape OF seven con-
yicts. one or two of these were, PERHAPS
iii by the guards. who shot AT mem, ~. -
is odd that Of the thirty-five VINO na tu
The break only seven got away; Inc tI i,N
bushes near the place where the cVhNicts
load phosphate on trains are TO be Eut
down. as TO these bushes, 1t is sala' the
escape was due. ,,...-.. ,,, a.
The ruling of the state Treasurer as 70
the meaning and intent OF sections u anu
ts Of the new revenue law Is OF 6ISa.
nuhlic interest. The sections IN quesllV9t
Prsnder liable TO indictment criminaliy
those persons who did not promptly et pay
this referred only TO hccnse-tdNes OF 70
all The ruling that the sections rei cbe 10
ali taxes in the revenue ect. uhuer SChc 'l..
.,,ies 4. b. and c, and TO the machinery
act also is truly a SURPRISING one, . v
Thc Council of State gives 10 u v.
Rarnes. OF Raleigh, all job printing TOT
the state and defines this TO include an
niblications numbering $50 pages or less.
'The other printing is to be let 10 tle
lowest bidder. as occasion arises but the
IS.'-e~''tt A. .,.et.l with full diScrC ton.