The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-09
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
A HANDSOME lPREMTUM ON RA-
LEIoH IMPROVEMENT BONDS.
A Negro Assistant Postmaster ca"gh'
Robbing the Mails--Wbisky "i'e"'"
Conyicts--A Brazilian Product

RALEIGH, n. c., Nov. s-speciai'-Ihe
city bonds for $4,000 for the street I'M
provements were bid in by Esta brooK q
Co., Of Boston, for 1903 and iractioh'
These bonds will be delivered this week.
II is said that they are being disposed
NJ 20 nar,ies north for ii2 and liz IL and
thew nav 10 10 lI5. About $500 In pre-
miums will be Melted by the city
To-day at Salisbury Judge 1dDle neSIs
the case OF Chairman Wilson as 10 his
right to hold the position on the Railroad
Commission. The people are ANXIOUS 70
know whether ne. as well as MI. >: ONO
Wilson. will be denied the right OF trial
DR. KILGO DANGEROUS.
Presi lent Abernathy, OF Rutherford Col
lege, says he " would like TO meet Dr. kilgo.
president OF Trinity College, in debate ON
the question OF education. lie considers
Dr. kilgo a dangerous man.
The postoffice Inspector mas caught W
with the person who has been robMng me
mails on star-route down IN Bcrile
county. IL was negro who was assist
ana postmaster at Williamson. lie plead
guilty ana Will be tried here before the
United States Court on December 9Th.
The North Carolina Presbyterian has
been bought by stock company and Will
hereafter be published in Charlotte.
THE Lives OF Distinguished North Car
olinians" is the title OF new work jus;
out. 1t is edited and compiled by W. j.
Peele. of Raleigh.
The Supreme Court has reached tho
Seventh district and appeals from that
district will be called tomorrow.
There has been noted the large quantity
Of whiskey purchased by the penitentiaT,
authorities. They now state that IL was
bought to give the convicts who wer.
down on the Roanoke. IL was mixed WIZ
nIIlninp and niNon To pTeVent Cribs.
CAN 4 COMPETE WITH Brazil
IL H. said that Monazite mining mas
about ceased in this State, that monazlte
brought here from Brazil as ballast has
about flooded the market.
Evangelist Lee has begun heavy hkH'
against saloon keepers here. He Is con
Quoting series OF meetings here aho
proposes 10 SHOW mp this town
Secretary OF State Thompson has issue"
a charter to the Deem and Ellington
Judge Robinson heard the claims OF th'
Carteret oyster case In Chambers mere
and decides that the auditor must issue
the warrant for the payment Of them.
Col w. II. s. Burgwyne Is urging ina
General Clingman be finally buried ar
Rev. DIR. Strange. Of Wilmington. ha.
decided TO decline the call 10 Norfolk, anO
will remain in this State.
DR. George w. Blackwell is very III at
his home here.
A rick bed Of phosphate Is discovered on
the penitentiary land at Castle Hayne
There are phosphate deposits in nine
counties.
MORMONs ACTIVE.
The Mormons are still increasing and
growing holder I'm the State; and no ef-
fort seems TO be made to put stop to
their work. They are now advertising a
conference to be held I'm one OF the east
ern counties this month, and say that ior.
ty-four elders will be I'm attendance. also
two OF their twelve apostles. Thus ont
sees the strides that this pernicious sect
is making.
Crumpler. the Sanctiicationist, begins
his meetings again in Smithheld. Deem
Der 18th. IL will be recalled that there
are now several persons in the instan'
asylum here who lost their reason
through the preaching of this mans doc
trinc.
Ohio wilson's paper. the Hayseeder, IS
calling for leader for the Populist par
~. Evidently Secretary OF state Thomp
son, nor Congressman Skinner suit as
a successor 10 Senator Butler In the
opinion Of the Railroad Commissioner.
The X-rays are 10 be used on Mrs. wat
son. the young wife who was shot by hes
husband. Just before he killed himself, Z
few weeks ago. The bullet has lodge'
somewhere near the spinal column, anc
unless II f. removed she will be paralyzee
from the waist down. The X-ray appa
ratus Is at Wake Forest College.
SENATOR DANIEL.
Senator John w. Daniel, who has beer
here in the Bell Telephone case, has lief
for his home.
The marriage OF Mr.. W. H. Williamson
and Miss Sadie Tucker. both OF this city
on November nth. will be one of the mos
fashionable marriages here in years.
At the meeting of the. synod in Sails
bury this week Raleigh was chosen a.
the next place for holding synod.
The Pickford Sanitarium for cOlOre,
consumptves. in course OF construction a
Southern Pines. will be ready for patient.
December lst Enough will be finished q
warrant the opening of the Sanitarium.
Superintendent OF Public instruction
Mebane is trying 90 get the names an,
addresses OF all teachers Of public an'
private schools and colleges, and thus IS
sue n school directory.
There is TO be a fancy dress bali her
on the 26th, and society is to turn out el
masse.
a Michigan man writes here that n
wishes TO locate q colony in the SOutl
and wants 1000 acres of land. He vii
either settle in North Carolina, Tennessee
or Mississippi.
Bank Examiner Crowder has gone bacl
20 the Treasury Department. He exam
| ined sixteen State banks in the Pied
| mont section and found all IN good con
| bank and s33 900 In another The cOttol
growing counties show less prosperit.
| than any other.
General r. l.. Clingman was buried a
/ Concord FRIDAY I'm his uniform Of a Con
| federate brigadicr- general Members o
| his old brigade were the pall-bearers.
| North Carolina on Wheels" the ca
10 traverse about thirty States to adver
] tise this State. will be here next wee
from Wilmington. Del. whore il wa
| made. The exhibits will be put in it. an
| IL will soon star on its journey.
Judge Robinson heard al Chambers las
! night argument in the mandamus case q
| compel the State Treasurer TO pay a SO
| warrant issued by ex-AuditOr Furman Il
| tho Carteret oyster case.
In the suit OF John b. Hussoy. OF Wash
| ington ID. C.. VS. United States Marsha
| Carroll for 500, Hussey was given 81.
| Carroll has appealed.
During October there was only %
| inches of rain. The deficiency this Yea