The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-20
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
TRfING 10 ED THE STATE or THE
S8NCTIFICdTION B6ND,
OmciaI Reports Show Two Hundred and
Twenty Mills Making Fabrics In the
state-Governor Russell to Speak.

tNAL-lNTlt, y. G., August l9.-SpPcial.-
mere has been for over Il year quite a
good deal said about the "santihcation-
lists and their mode OF work down in
me eastern part OF the State. and finally
the Governor notified the Solicitor OF State
OF mat District 10 prosecute the leaders.
solicitor Ledry, Of the First District
now informs the Governor that he can
not prosecute because he cannot secure
sworn evidence sustaining charges against
these people who Il Is said are living
such lawless and immoral lives.
The outlook for the Agricultural and
Mechanical College next session Is very
encouraging. Tho canvassers for the
college say the prospect IS for fully four
hundred students on the roll.
Raleigh Is soon 20 be connected with New
York, Philadelphia and other northern
cities by the long distance telephone. IL
IS said that there are six hundred men at
work on tho line. IL will be connected
with the plants Of the Bell Telephone
here, and IL will be in operation by De
cember lst It IS thought.
MEETING AT DURHAM
On the 9th there will be held AZ Dur
ham, the annual meeting OF the North
Carolina Liquor Dealers, Distillers ana
Grape Growers Association.
Tomorrow there IS TO be basket picnic
for the farmers. given at the Agricultural
and Mechanical College grounds. Gov
ernor Russell will address the crowd. IL
Is hoped his speech will be more appro-
pirate than the one he delivered before
tho graduating class Of the college IN
Juno last.
The official report OF the Labor Bureau
shows go cotton. silk and wOollen mills
I'm the state. Eight Of these have sent In
no reports as yet. but In 2l2 there are
eSl5 80 spindes and 22Oil looms Last
year there were only 1sS mills In tho state.
At the examination for the Peabody
scholarship, -four Of which fell 70 North
Carolina this Year, the following were
the fortunate ones: w. NJ. Staneil of
Jackson; ]. V. Simmons, OF Hiusborol
Miss Blanche Dupuy. OF Davidson; Miss
Emma Conn. Of Raleigh
PENITENTIARY BOARD.
The meeting OF tho Board Of Trustees
OF the pententiary yesterday was not the
very quickest As stated yesterday SUI
perintendent Smith was not In favor or
vet turning out all the Democrats who
still hold office, but the Board soon
brought him 10 terms. II was said II
he did not submit TO the dictation or me
Board that they would make charges
against him 10 the Governor and ask him
10 remove the Superintendent and that
tho Governor could DO nothing else but
remove him so the law was laid down
Democrats were declared vacant after
September LIST.
There are about fifty OF these places
and OF course there was swarm or
ONCE seekers arrl their friends here TO
secure Job.
The Superintendent made n fight against
puttinR I'm fifty incompetent men NJ ono
time Said no was putting In Republicans
and Popuisss as fast as he could and 10
mt in so many new hands at once would
swamp the penitentiary. lie was NOT
listened TO and the result Will be told IN
"a later chapter.
ADril l. 1887. there was on band money 70
The amount OF s2067A40 BUS due
amounting 10 N4.033 Il leaving a balance
of SG.64093 lie gave n full report OF
an he had done since he took charge ana
Thanked the retained officials u(emo-
crats) for their valuable ala 70 MN III MS
THE COW MUST STAY.
The ,people ct Southern Pines have
about yea sed 10 fight the turning or cat
tie loose on the streets. The natives
there now hold mp every new Town OF
fcor fbat f. aworn I'm and make him take
oath at the point OF the pistol to re-
The North Carolina Colored Fair win
omen here November 2nd.
Cotton IS shedding its leaves badly IN
THIS section and this will reduce the crop.
The crop is 20 heavy Il VIII hardly All
ripen any way.
THE state Board Of Agriculture finds
that n was not necessary 70 make any
changes IN tax valuations IN wake couh-
". MecklcnhurG nor New Hanover
counties sent any report 10 the Board so
subuoenas have been issued for the
shcrfffs Of those counties 10 appear bGore
the Board I'm three days. There are no
changes 10 be made IN the valuations OF
Union. Warren Randolph. richmond
Rockingham. Harnetf CASTOR and Cleve-
land.
Tho Railroad Commission has sent to
the United States Circuit Court clerk us
records In the reduction Of Western unioh
Telegraph rates.
n he reporfed met from Mcdowell coun-
"a. "a Mounds OF gold vas taken 70 the
mint al Charlotte and valued NJ N41o.
senator Buffers paper The caucasian
TODAY prints resolutions passed IN seVe-
RAJ counties denouncing their representil-
tlves who voted for PI1tcnaIe pu.sr
.,,,e oditoriolly. Let every other county
where there Is a traitor I'm the Executive
Committee take the same action.