Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-24
BgTLER POSITIVE.
THE RAILWAY FARE AND NAL'A'
TIoy QUESTION IL POLITICS.


RALEIGH. y. c., July 23.-(SpeciaL)-
Senator Buffers declaration that the
railway fare and valuation question Is
TO 20 into politics in 1898 is positive.
lie and Governor Russell are working
in the same harness in this matter.
The Secretary Of State grants a char
ter TO the Interstate Poultry. Pigeon, and
Pet Stock Association, of Ashevilie.
The Railway Commission, as the State
| Board OF Assessors. has received ABOUT
one-third Of the returns Of assessments
from registers Of deeds of the ninety
six counties. The clerk says the valua-
lions run about the same as last year.
The Labor Commissioner has report
on the fish and shelhsh industry on
New river, Ons!ow county which says
that 1000 bluensh. 100000 menhaden'
10000 mullets. 10000 perch, and l.
0oO0 other fish were taken there the
LAST season: also. 10000 bushels Of oys-
tiers: the value Of all extending @Joco.
The company Of the First Regiment
/ On. at Hartford. Of which eX-Congress-
man Thomas G.. Skinner is captain goes
into camp at Mays Head August ISL Ior
/ ten days. -,
postmaster Rollins, Of Asheville, is
here asking tho Governor 10 pardon Il.
T. willis sent to the penitentiary from
| Buncombe for life for burglary.
/ Cblef-Clerk J. ". Denmark, OF the
/ yate Treasury. went to Morehead cry
| to-day TO attend the Bankers ConVeh-
| ton. and also the County OihcerS IN
| stitrte. lie was the originator OF the
/ latter
| INCREASED VALUE OF RAILROADS.
The increase Of 100000 in the valua-
ton of the railway property IN the
state. as made by the Railway Commls-
sion is not considered excessive by rail-
way people. The reduction OF the rate
for 10-word day telegraph messages TO
T. cents from point TO point IN Norm
| Carolina gives pleasure to the pubic.
The negroes are making many declara-
tions of their independence in poll
tics. The Oldest Republican politicians
| LAUGH at this. and declare the negroes
do not know the meaning Of the word.
NO DEAL. MARSHAL CARROLL SAYS.
United States Marshal o. j. Carroll
returned to-day from Washington, ana
,our CORRESPONDENT interviewed him
about the rumOrs so widely current
CT thai he had made a deal with
1rrited states Senator Prtchard, by
which he WAS to retain his Office. ana
second. that he had disclaimed caring
ANYTHING for the success OF the Demo
cratic ticket i'm the last election. nc
said: 1T is not true as TO any zeal
with Pritchard. There was not WORD
between us. He has been my frehd All
the while. and went to the Attorney
General and told the latter he desired
me TO serve out my term RepuDhcdh
Statc-Chairman HoltOn said the same
thing TO the Attorney-GeneraL Ihcy an
said Il was proper to do TINS IL. -
Dockerv. who is to succeed me as MAT
shall also went to see the Attorney
General. and told him he expected 10
succeed me. and wanted the ONCE put
not until my term was out, ana POSI-
lively would not have IL until theni that
he was my friend. No deal was maze
and none suggested. All that was done
as above stated, was voluntary. Inc
report that Easily Smith made 10 the De
partment Of Justice last winter was OF
two or three little Irregularities among
other things assessments or my depu-
ties These had made campaign cOhtH-
buttons through my tltlhs SUI ~
tlGcates from all Of those who did con-
tribute that it was purely voluntary.
If is untrue that ] filed any statement
with the Department Of Justice as TO my
not being in sympathy with w. j. Bryan
and free silver. ! was a Democrat, and
cave the State Committee $3.50 personally.
I was not a rampant free-silver man;
not i'm the craze. l confess this: Il did
not believe in this silver movement l
am apprehensive that il was not the
proper and wise thing. / answered ali
| the charges against ne last January,
and made both verbal and written an
swers. In June one Of the officials
/ brought up the matter again. but l have
/ fled "A complete statement in rebuttal, In
accordance with the demands"
The county assessors are making care
| full inquiry into incomes.
The Sheriff Of Chatham says he VIII
not enforce the odious new law putting
people in Jail for non-payment Of taxes
! by September LIST