The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-23
DIR. SMITH IS GUILTY,
THIS rs THE FINDING or THE Dr.
RECTORs or THE PEyTTENTIARr.
Will Not Leave the Institution--New Reg
uIations- Effect Of the Ram
on the Fair.

RAr.rTcU Y C.. Oct 2.-Spccial.-The
Poerd ~ directors OF the Penitentlary
made a complete investigation OF lhe
! charges OF immortality against III riNDy
Smith. the physician 10 me c, .lI III,
| sane and found him guilty. Inc Dodld
passed a resolution fOrDi iding tie ilmlilcs
of any of the officers from living IN the
enclosure Of the prison IL was also de-
cidei that wherever conVlets were en-
ploved NV the officers or the Institution
their work was 10 be paid for. The peni-
Tertiary will not be leased.
The State Horticultural Society has re-
elected John Van Lindley president.
COTTON MEN.
The New England cotton mill men VIII
start soon on their Southern tour. ka-
leigh will be one OF the cities visited and
a cordial welcome will be extended them.
There was quite fire mere yesterday
morning when a large fOur-st0ry brick
building was completely Quilted. Ii was
used as "A storage house. and there was
no insurance on the house or contents.
The loss was $3.50.
Colonel Francis NJ. Parker. OF Little
ton. was elected president OF the Confed-
crate Veterans Association. George +.
Leach. OF Pittsboro. vice-president. and
c. b. benson of Raleigh. secretary
The Legislature at its next session
will be asked to increase the appropria-
ton TO the Soldiers Home. The amount
now given annually Is $500. There are
now ninety-seven inmates. but many more
have applied for admission.
THE FAIR
The rain fell i'm torrents and the state
| Fair did not see many to-day. Yesterday
I'm spite OF the dampness and mud. there
were fully 1000 persons on the grounds,
and to-day promised TO go over that. un-
al the ccaseless rain began TO fall at
e:30 O'Clock There were more side shows
and fakirs than ever before AT iair;
Senator Butler and the members of the
POnulist State Executive Committee met
ia private conference last night. cam
paign plans were discussed and the eau
casian endorsed Tho next campaign Is
to be fight against corporations, partlcu-
larry railroads.
Congressman Skinner H. here and gath
cred a few anti-Butler Populists In cau-
Gus. There were too few 10 transact any
TOOK SEVENTY PRIZES.
George Vanderbilt took seventy prize.
al the state Fair besides the 800 SPECIE al
prize for the best agricultural display.
Raleigh toHr slip has ORDERED 9w car
loads OF granite from the Greystone quar-
ries to be used on the roads The city VIII
get sidewalk curblng from Quarlies ~
Rowan. Much will be prepared here.
Colonel John !. Cunningham or Per
son county. has been elected president Of
the North Carolina state Agricultural
Association.
Thsre are many moonshiners through
the country They trust 10 the present
administration not 10 trouble them.
The railroad commissioners to-day had
n conference with the Governor attOr-
ney. regarding the application Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company for
the remanding OF its case from the Fed
er-tl court back to the commission. There
are Injunction proceedings pending IN
this case.
The Southern. railway has paid $1,000
for rights of way for its MOoresville-
Mocksville link I'm Rowan.
Ohio Wilson says In his newspaper thdt
Senator Butler and Governor Russell nave
already Jointly written the Popullst plat
form FOR North Carolina I'm lSs.