Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-26
RUSSELL AFTER 'EM.
NORTH cAROLINHs GOv'R FIGHT
ING RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS.
He Cites the President and Oths
Wilson to show Cause why They
should Not he Removed-cotses'
Mill Statistics.

q RALEIGH. N. c., August x.-tspeciaiJ
Governor Russell and Senator Butler had
a long conference here two weeks ago.
The result was made public to-day wneh
the Governor sent to James Wilson, tho
veteran chairman OF the Railway COM
mission, and $. Ohio. Wilson. Its Popu-
list member. letters charging them WITH
operating the hotel at Round KNOB, ON
the Western North Carolina railway.
This is a railway clearinghouse. and 1t 10
charged that this hotel is owned by vice.
President Andrews, OF the Southern rail-
way. and Major Wilson. and that Ohio
Wilson is It's lessee.
The Governor demands 20 know whether
such interest is in violation OF law. ard
disqualihes as fair Judge. or commis-
sioner, and cites both officers TO shew
cause in writing before him September
list why they should not be removed
from Office pending action by the next
Legislature.
Senator Butter editorially approves the
Governors course. This action OF Cow
ernor Russell is taken under the first
section OF the railway commission act
EMPLOYEES OF COTTON MILLS.
The report OF the Labor Bureau for
1897 on cotton-mis In the state VIII
say there are 1900 persons employed In
them. CASTOR county leads with 1896
women. 9Ss men. and 5sl children. Cas-
ton has gone to the front as the leading
mill county in the State.
The cotton-miIls In the State are get
ting extremely liberal orders for products
In no State has so large proportion OF
the mills been running as In North Caro-
lima
The Republicans say they are DIS
pleased because Cy Thompson the Popu-
list Secretary OF state. has two Popullst
clerks In his Office. They aver they do
not mind his having a Populist chief
clerk. but think ne ought TO nave one
Republican In his office.
Mrs. Nellie NJ. Gerraud, who soma
time ago located a colony OF western
people at Hushburg. Tenn, writes the
| Commissioner of Agriculture that tne
colonists desire TO come to North Caro-
lima. having heard attractive news OF IL
copy of the valuable publication.
North Carolina and Its Resources was
sent here.
GOI,D-MINING INTEREST
The gold-mlnlng interest is looking up.
! Purchases of rnines are being made.
with a liberal outlay In new machinery
The Honeycutt mine, In Rowan. and tho
| Fisher In Cabarrus, lately bought by
Colorado people. are being re-equipped.
sales of wheat az the roller-mills In
this State are being made by the farm-
ers at 81 per bushel.
The State now has nine complete sets
of its Supreme Court reports. while SIX
teen wears ago II did not have one set.
II has all the reports OF the courts
OF last resort I'm the United States, save
eighteen volumes. One of these Is tho
forty-nfth New Hampshire Virginia
has two of these, but cannot sell tho
duplicate
The state Superintendent of Public In
struction virtually declares that no
fayors compulsory education. IL Is only
"A question OF time when that VIII Do
an issue. In an educational way, the
mass OF the people In the state haVo
made small gains IN the past ten years.
The report to the government VIII snow
as mgch.,..a 20 at 5000 ~fN'
senator Butler. In his paper here to-
day says: Colonel a. Is. Andrews Is
the modern political overseer In North
Carolina" The Senator says he Will
speak at Clinton September 9TH. on
"The Great Reforms Needed and How
to Get Them" He says the plan or
certain papers is TO betray the state
next year and knife Bryan In 1900.
The Senator declares that If the Rail-
way Commission had done Its duty peo-
pie would now be riding at cents a
mile, and would have a similar reduc-
ton OF freight rates, and that this
would save over $4,000 annually. or
more than double the whole State-tax
paid by the people"