The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-02
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
A coMPhsY TScoRPoRxrED TO
PUBLfsH a NEW MORNING DAILY.
Many Applications for Pensions-The Al
senee Of frost Has Largely Increased
the Yield of Cotton.

RALEIGH. n. c.. Nov Especial. The
articles OF Incorporation for the new
morning daily were fled with the Clerk
OF the Court. ID. II. Young. The name OF
the corporation Is 'Thc North Carolina
Publishing Company" The incorporators
are al prominent men Of this city. and
The capital stock is $4,000.
Warren V. Hail. the president on the
Young Mons Republican State League
has appointed W. II. Byams. Senator
Pritchard's private secretary. a deleea'e
10 the National League. Besides TINS ne
appoints by districts an executive com
mittee. a finance committee, and COM
pi,tee on organization.
There will probably be no decision rem
aered in the Telegraph rate case oeIore
the Railroad Commission for some ume'
MANY APPLICANTS.
There are fully 1900 new applications TOT
pensions this year received In the Auol-
.or'a cflce. About 300 OF these passed.
Quite a number have been dropped from
tho rolls owing 10 deaths
IL Is rather remarkable that there mas
been no frost here this fall The conse-
ouencc is that all the cotton mas opened
and the farmers will make TWO oaies
who're month ago they expected oh'y
ore. Many OF them are slow 70 admit that
IHtT
neved they would.
The publication OF tho papers, proving
that Rev T. w. Babb had been regularly
employed as chaplain 90 the pcntentiary
convicts, IS not rclishcd by the officers
OF the prison. but the letter was attached
TO the voucher and thus iiled. and so was
public propcrty. Ex-Superintendent Lea
gar publishes plain statement giving
figures and showing that the penitentiary
was self.supporting in 1896, and left sur
plus TO go during the present year.
GOLD MINES.
Reports from PA gold mines in the
State show a good and rapid development
along that line as compared with the
status OF gold mining ten months ago.
The officers Of the colored state Fair are
well pleased with the outlook for their
fair next week. The only colored mill
tarv company I'm the state from Char-
lotte viii be IN camp here with us lorty-
three men and officers.
Work so far has not been begun on the
CAPITAL Club building. but the house on
the site has been removed.
News from Southport that the Lynch-
ties or santihcationites are TO make mat
their abiding place is not received as
good news They propose TO erect
tabernacle there. No steps are taken 10
make tnem leave lnt oAot''
A PILOT BRIGADE.
naval reserve division IS TO be or
ganized at Southport. composed only OF
pilots.
There Is TO be a negro convention here
this week. and they will in all probability
denounce the course of Governor Russell
and j. n. Young. colored.
The Raleigh Hosiery Yarn Mills have
contracted 20 furnish the Golden Belt
Hosiery Company. of Durham, with three
hundred thousand pounds Of hosiery
yarns.
The Roman Catholics Of the State are
preparing TO celebrate Bishop Haid's sill
yer Jubilee. which occurs November 10Th
at St Mary's College. near Charlotte.
There will be a large gathering OF Cath
olics. Cardinal Gibbons and many others
preiates will be there
SUPERINTENDENT Smith and Chairman
Dockery say that the cotton fields on
Roanoke river are only half picked. There
are 700 convcts on the firm, but only
about 400 can pick
THE AUDITOR WONT PAY.
Auditor Aver declines TO pay the cost
IN the Pamlico oyster case, but recon-
mends that the claimants appeal TO the
next Legislature. The Supreme Court de-
rided that the State was liable for these
claims.
The Supreme Court has never filed de-
slsion In the case of Satterield, the Gle
10 the House Of Representatives I'm 1895
sattcrfeld appealed 10 the Supreme Court
from the decision OF the Superior Court
where he was convicted of fraud regard
Ing the assignment act that was so noto-
rious.
The Supreme Court in the morning be-
gins the docket OF the Sixth District.
The farmers say they will buy very
lightly OF fertilizers next spring. They
bought heavily this year.
The new rooms in the State Museum
IRE being aled with over 5000 specimens
VI ores and minerals.