Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-16
RALEIGH'S BUDGET.
GRIP AND CATARRHAL FEVER
VERY PREVALENT.
One Fifth of the Legislators Sick
Prifchnrd and sLinner-Motts
Plum-Pcrsonal and General.

RALEIGH. N. c.. January B.-(Spe-
cial)-The reason why the Grand Lodge
OF Masons decided TO meet at oxford
next year is that 1t may participate in
the dedication OF the five new buildings
which are partly the gift OF b. w. Duke,
OF Durham.
One-hfth OF the legislators arc sick.
mainly with grip. There Is considerable
catarrhal-fever. The weather this week
has been very trying Representative e.
C.. Duncan. Of Carteret. is very I'll.
The magnificent publication by the State
Agricultural Department--"The Resources
OF North Carolina"-is attracting A great
deal Of attention No State has ever
issued anything finer.
Judge Walter Clark has prepared a
bill, which has been introduced in the
Legislature, providing that the rate Of
passenger fare on railways be fixed at
2 cents for frst-class and IL cents for
second-class passengers.
Governor Russell is invited by Professor
and Mrs. Gore, of the university, to be
their guest on the 9th instant at the
installation Of Edwin a. Alderman as
president.
State taxes are coming IN quite lively,
in compliance with the urgent calls Of
the Treasurer.
RECOGNIZED BELLIGERENT RIGHTS
James Il. Boyd, well-known Republi-
can, when asked what he had TO say
regarding the Populist boilers. and
whether in his opinion, the Republicans
should cooperate with them. replied: II
recognize the belligerent rights Of the in
surgents."
But it is a dangerous thing for the
Republicans TO deal with Populist bolt
ers 1t has strained the relations of the
two parties, at all times anomalous, very
greatly. And after this senatorial
question IS out OF the way, what then?
Then will come up the matter of the
division Of patronage. Then Senator But
Ter can gather around him the Populist
majority, the solid Democratic element.
and any dissatisfied Republicans. 1t is
the belief Of some Republicans that this
will make a powerful combination.
Senator Pritchard was restless last
night. lie was disturbed He was un-
certain. And Congressman Skinner walk
ed 10 and fro in his room for hours,
as restless as a Gagged animal. Pritchard
spent some time with Skinner. The lat
ter has not left his room in several days.
and takes his meals there.
MOTIFS PLUM.
IT seems to be regarded as quite settled
that Marshall Mott will get the United
States attorneyshp Of the Western Dis
trict. Chairman Holton will have TO begin
something else.
Senator Butler ran great risk in going
out to his caucus last night, but he
chafed under the restraint Of his sick
room and insisted on going
Senator Pritchard's friends say he has
felt the pulse Of all the Republican MEM
bers, and that he says he thinks none are
prepared TO bolt or refuse to vote for him.
But there has been a dangerous ele-
ment in his party all the while, and in
his heart he has never really felt salts
fed. The strain on him has been terrible.
1t has been great on Butler, too.
1t was frankly admitted at noon to-day
that no man would make a positive pro-
phecy as to who would be- the next
senator. That expressed the tangle in a
very few words.
At the Farmers Alliance tannery at
Hillsboro', leather is being prepared by a
new process, by which tanning can be
done in fifteen days, when ordinarily,
eight or nine months are necessary. The
process is the invention of a North Caro-
linian.