The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-06
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
ooVKRSOR RUSSELL ATTENDS a
BAkQUEr ~ WfLMiNGToN.
Raleigh aud CharIotte Show Large In-
crease in Improvements.-Negro Bepub-
Iicans Resent white Interference.

RALEIGH, n. C.. August 5.-special'-
Governor Russell was expected 10 return
yesterday from his summer home at
Ocean View. n. c.. but remained until
to-day in order to attend banquet given
by the Wilmington Chamber OF Com
morcc.
There is great sorrow here at tho death
OF Rev. DR.. w. 3. Black Ito WAS very
dear TO the people OF Raleigh. His body
was brought here this afternoon from
IAttleton and the funeral this afternoon
was very largely attneded.
Sheriff WOOten, of Bladen, IS here. haN-
ing with him IA. A. Perry, who was cap
turcd in oklahoma and who Is charged
with murder. Wootcn brought him from
Guthrie. Perry was formerly conductor
on the Atlantic Coast Line. lie killed
negro last Christmas. IL Is said the neso
was tho aggressor.
Raleighs growth in buildings IS greater
than that or any city in the state save
Charlotte In the latter place last year
no less than f65 buildings were erected.
A GIFG' TO WAKE FOREST
Rev Or. Thomas j.. Skinner, OF this
city who was for many years pastor OIL
the First Baptist church. gives his thoo-
logical library Of 4o0O yolumns 20 wake
Forest College. OF which he Is graduate
Ie will superintcnd the arrangement OF
the library, which is nov az the college.
The Populist State Executive Commit
tee meets here August nh, upon call
from state Chairman W. T. Fountain, Of
TarborO.
Tom Dunn. a negro charged with muir
derlns VIII Kelly at Forestville was given
"a preliminary hearing here. having sur
rendered. and IS now out on 500 bond.
lie will probably be dismissed
Governor Russell appoints as delegates
TO the Farmers National Congress, which
meets August 3lst: John S. Cunningham.
William Dunn. John Brady. NJ. l.. Wood
J. a. Westbrook. Ransom Hinton, Bene-
han Cameron, Nick Gibbon. ;. 4. Law
rance. j. J.. Byers. w. G. Gambler
BENTONSV1LLE BATTLE GROUND.
The assemblage Of people at the battle
ground of Bentonsville to-day 10 hear eX-
Senator RansOms address was ono or
the largest ever seen IN Johnson county.
1t BentOnsvlle this last battle of the
war was fought and in proportion to the
number engaged, it was one Of the blood
lest.
the Grand Encampment OF Odd-Fel-
lows IS in session here. The attendance
is smaller than usual. IL was TO have met
Al DAfuulf hll Atituu idAilditn NtolfA
Williams changed the meeting place TO
Raleigh. No specially important business
comes up.
Many Raleigh Baptists will 60 to Red
Springs. Robson county, next week, to
attend the Sunday School Chautauqua OF
the Baptist churches Of this State. The
Boys Brigade Of the Baptist tabernacle
viii go into camp there.
NEGRO REPUBLICANS,
Some of the negro leaders are asserting
that the white Republicans can never
again receive the North Carolina negro
vote. They are very angry because the
white Republicans 90 10 Washington and
organize TO crush any attempts OF negroes
10 get offices.
Rowan County has a baseball team
composed entirely of ex-Federal and eX-
Confederate Veterans. T. a. Hartman
Is captain, and Il challenges any similar
team in the State.