The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-24
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS,
sHE NORTH CAROLTNA n. n. LEASE
IN COURT AGAIN.
Pennsylvania Farmers Settling In Halifax
County--A strong Antl-saIoon Move
ment--sig Federal Court Docket.

RALEIGH. y. c.. Nov. .23.-Special.-
Jpdgc simonton set November Sd as the
time for another hearing In the lease
matter. and t was 10 come up az hIen-
mond All this time has passed, ana no"
n & axod FOR tomorrow. the path 10 be
heard al Columbia, ;. &. Governor hu'-
sell and his Board OF directors OF t ne
North Carolina railroad, MADE except 3',ss
IN some OF the ruling OF HON. Neif N'"'e'
quite a party OF Nashville people passed
here last night. returning lI"h tbo
mouth where they had been 10 MAKE ~
rrcsentation of The silver service 10 the
gunboat Nashville yesterday. 49,. ,,,,,o,
Pennsylvania farmers are lahiis a.
interest in the section OF this % re
Halifax county. Two ron 1890 Ia others
already settled there, ana IL y s"i" ''''0'~
There is a report that complications
growing ont of recent tfiai btipl' ="
Justice of the peace IN ha ,l,,,,ssnlhaisbin oil
the Eastern North Carolina qiaLlet ~
most certain" The tegm OF mo pI.stnt
marshal does not expire until January
49, 1910 ANTGsALooN LEAGUE:
There were between scycniy-nVe anu
one hundred persons present at ne @ ll..-
saloon league n gesr,o5 rext sunday. and
then. IL IS stated, mass-Ih, cu"7 VIZ
he held on Monday night. Why ~ ~
should be- "a mixture OF whlte anu pi"'N 80
this fight seems strange ..o,.ora.,,
Incorporation papers Were ~ ~
fled with the Secretary OF State loi ~.
Kcetsr Manufacturing company M NJ
Winston. Capital stock, Nll,vW, ae
business OF the company is H,''Iuie w., H.
and repairing machinery ana "vihlnb ."
wood iron. tin. steel bronze, etc
In Mcdowell county nne Sraphte
mine has been discovered IT. - saia ~
10000 tons are easily acceSsIDl., ~. ~
~ million pounds are used annua"y III
the United states. This mine VIII so"i'
II is believed by some that no collector
Of internal revenue for this district VIII
be appointed until IL IS settled whether
Grant, Of Wayne. gets his place IN me
United States Senate. II Major Gran,
fails In that Duncan. Of Beaufort VIII
be left. and Grant VIII Se ohercd ih'
'''''' FEDERAL COURT.
The docket OF the Federal Court whtch
meets here December 9Th viii be fuil for
ali the now cases which have come up
az Wilmington. Elizabeth city, New
Berne land other places where the court
meets since the last term In those places.
ere bound over 10 this term OF the court
In Raleigh. so that the prisoners viii not
have 10 wah for trial until next spring.
Governor Russell ~ now being ques-
toned as 10 how 10 is that all MS irtlsht
and express packages come 70 nm usao
head" Quite a list Of ID. n. express
packages are printed against hin. Neilly
The way OF the Governor OF Norm caro-
lima is hard
Governor Atkinson. Of Georgia, has ask
cd Information Of Governor Russell as 10
cost of penitentlaTy the lease OF farms
etc This convict problem is troubling
Georgia as well as North Carolina. Gov
ornor Russell replied that the value on
real estate actually owned, including cen
trail prison, approximated one million
LEGACY TAXEs.
The Attornoy-General. say8 that the last
revenue act makes all legacies or inheii-
fances subject 10 taxation, whether they
are I'm direct line or collateral
The State Board Of Health IS still max
ing an analysis Of the drinking water IN
use I'm all the towns and cities In the
state
The Populsts say that North Carolina
Is the last stronghold of Populism. They
are. Of course. anxious TO hold the balance
OF power for four years longer
The state Fair diplomas were sent out
to-day. The premiums are 10 be paid
December LIST.
Rev James Battle Averetto will deliver
an adore here for the benefit OF tho
central snlit az Winchester (Va) Gem
Ctery.
Dr. j. Henry Smith. a prominent Pres
byterian minister. died at Greensboro yes
terday.
Speaker Hneman is making an attack
on Senator Butler. liiieman wants 10
succeed Shuford Popl as congressman
from the Seventh district lie is a Pritch
ard POpulst.'
The bituminous coal mines at Cumnocl
Will be worked on a much larger scale
than ever before
The warm. unreasonable weather has
hurt trade very much, so the merchants
say.
The present railroad mileage Of 303G
in this State shows a slight increase over
that OF last year